Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes
Membrane Processes in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological Field

Coordinators: Basile Angelo, Charcosset Catherine

Language: English

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Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Membrane Processes in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological field presents the main membrane techniques along with their basic principles, mode of operations, and applications. It covers well-known techniques such as ultrafiltration and membrane chromatography, while also exploring emerging membrane technologies which are finding their way in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, including membrane emulsification, membrane bioreactors, and solvent-resistant nanofiltration. State-of-the-art applications of membrane systems in areas such as drug delivery and virus removal are also investigated by leading experts in the field.

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Membrane Processes in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological field is a definitive reference for academics, post-graduates, and researchers in the subjects of biochemical engineering, pharmaceutics, and biotechnology. It is also useful to R&D companies and institutions in these areas, specifically those interested in bioseparations, biopurification, bioproduction, and drug delivery.

1. Ultra- and Microfiltration in Dairy Technology 2. Microfiltration in Pharmaceutics and Biotechnology 3. Virus Removal and Virus Purification 4. Nanofiltration in the Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Technology 5. Purification of New Biologicals Using Membrane-Based Processes 6. Membrane Chromatography for Biomolecule Purification 7. Membrane Emulsification in Pharmaceutics and Biotechnology 8. Applications of Membrane Bioreactors in Biotechnology Processes 9. Supported Liquid Membranes in Pharmaceutics and Biotechnology 10. Drug Delivery With Membranes Systems 11. Lipid Membrane Models for Biomembrane Properties’ Investigation

Academics, post-graduates, researchers, in biochemical engineering, Pharmaceutics, Biotechnology and R&D companies and institutions in the same area

The book is of interest to Pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies and a key reference text for R&D managers in pharmaceutics and biotechnology industry interested in bioseparations, biopurification, bioproduction and drug delivery

Angelo Basile, a Chemical Engineer with Ph.D. in Technical Physics, is author of hundreds of papers, books, chapter-books, and Special Issues in the field of Membrane Science and Technology, with also various Italian, European and worldwide patents. He is an Associate Editor of various int. journals (IJHE, APCEJ, etc), Editor-in-Chief of the Int. J. Membrane Sci. & Techn., and member of the Editorial Board of more 25 int. journals. Today Basile is working at General TAG, Via Mastri Ligornettesi n. 28, Ligornetto 6853 – Switzerland.


Catherine Charcosset got her PhD from Compiègne University (France) and then spent 2 years as a postdoctoral fellow at MIT (Boston, USA). She was appointed research scientist at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France) first as a junior and then as a senior scientist. Her field of research concerns membrane and membrane processes, especially in biotechnology and pharmaceutics as well as for drinking water treatment. Catherine Charcosset has been (or is) responsible for several national and international projects on membrane and membrane processes. She has supervised 15 PhD students and 20 Master students and has published over 100 papers and chapters in international journals and books, and 3 patents. She is the author of one book “Membrane Processes in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutics” published by Elsevier in 2012. She is co-editor with Angelo Basile of another book “Integrated Membrane Systems and Processes” published by Wiley in 2016.
  • Offers an overview of classical membrane-based separation techniques such as ultrafiltration, microfiltration and virus filtration
  • Discusses emerging membrane-based separation techniques such as nofiltration in the presence of solvent, membrane emulsification and membrane crystallization
  • Outlines their applications to bioseparation, biopurification and bioproduction
  • Includes examples in the production of vaccines, antibiotics, biomolecules, drugs, DNA and cells
  • Lists membranes systems for drug delivery like liposomes, nanocapsules and bilayer membranes