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XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings User Guide For Use with: • XCell® ATF 2 Stainless Steel Housing • XCell® ATF 4 Stainless Steel Housing SG-SSATF24 rev 1...
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Customer shall refer to the terms and conditions of sale governing the transaction for any and all warranties for the product. Repligen Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
User Guide XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings User Guide KrosFlo® TFDF™ Lab System Contents 6.1.1 Installing the diaphragm ..................... 10 6.2.1 XCell® ATF 2 Stainless Steel Housing hollow fiber filter installation......11 6.3.1 Filter wetting ....................... 12 6.3.2 Integrity testing pre-autoclaving ................
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User Guide XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings User Guide KrosFlo® TFDF™ Lab System List of tables Table 1. Explanation of user attention phrases ..................8 Table 2. Explanation of symbols ......................8 Table 3. Dimensions ..........................9 Table 4.
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User Guide XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings User Guide KrosFlo® TFDF™ Lab System Abbreviations ATF device to bioreactor ATF device to controller Alternating tangential flow Disposable aseptic connectors Driving force Driving pressure Exhaust Field Applications Specialist Hollow fiber filter Hollow fiber module Hour kilodalton...
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XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Housings and hollow fiber filters. Users should possess a basic level of skill in the areas of aseptic technique and fluid handling. For further support in optimizing or troubleshooting, please contact your local Repligen Field Applications Specialist (FAS).
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User Guide XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings 2. Description of XCell® ATF Stainless Steel Housings XCell® ATF Technology includes two sizes of housings to support a fully scalable process. An integrated diaphragm pump provides alternating tangential flow through a hollow fiber filter which retains large components (i.e., cells) and removes waste or product components (permeate/filtrate).
User Guide XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings Figure 1. Pressure and exhaust strokes To bioreactor From bioreactor Filtered harvest Filtered harvest Diaphragm Diaphragm Positive air pressure Negative air pressure Note: XCell® ATF Stainless Steel Housings require a vacuum (negative pressure) to move the diaphragm to its lowest position.
User Guide XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings 5. Specifications 5.1 Utility requirements Utility requirements for the XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Systems can be found in the XCell® Lab Controller User Guide. Table 3. Dimensions Filtration Assembly Dimensions H, W Nominal footprint (m...
Use with aqueous liquids only. For use with other fluids contact Repligen for a technical discussion. When used as instructed, the diaphragm is designed to last over one million pressure/exhaust cycles.
Refer to the XCell® ATF Technology Filter Preparation and Autoclaving User Guide for instructions. 6.3.2 Integrity testing pre-autoclaving Note: Repligen strongly recommends the practice of pre-autoclaving integrity testing to ensure a proper assembly prior to autoclaving. Refer to the XCell® ATF Technology Filter Preparation and Autoclaving User Guide for configurations for both glass and single-use bioreactor integrity tests and testing instructions and criteria.
User Guide XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings Table 5. Headplate fitting part numbers Head plate fitting Bioreactor HP:MPP-19 3 L Applikon HP:MPP-M26 5 - 10 L Applikon HP:BBI-M26 Sartorius/BBI HP-PG13.5L Millipore Mobius® CellReady PG13.5 Generic 6.4.1 XCell® ATF 2 Stainless Steel tubing set kits and accessories Several components are required to connect the XCell®...
User Guide XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings 6.4.2 Tubing set kit for XCell® ATF 2 Stainless Steel Housing connected to glass bioreactor Assembly of the housing, tubing set, and accessories is completed prior to autoclaving. Figure 5. XCell® ATF 2 Stainless Steel Housing connection to glass bioreactor (tri-clamp) A.
User Guide XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings 4. Attach bottom permeate (C2) to hose barb. 5. Attach drain (C3) to hose barb. Autoclave. 6.5 Disassembly and maintenance 6.5.1 Removing the housing from the bioreactor 1. Stop the permeate/harvest pump and disconnect the harvest bag from the housing. 2.
Use with aqueous liquids only. For use with other fluids contact Repligen for a technical discussion. When used as instructed, the diaphragm is designed to last over one million pressure/exhaust cycles.
7.1.2 XCell® ATF 4 Stainless Steel Housing hollow fiber filter installation XCell® ATF 4 Stainless Steel Housing accommodates a variety of hollow fiber filters. For support in selecting hollow fiber filters, please contact your local Repligen Field Applications Specialist (FAS). 1. Stand the filter housing vertically, with harvest port up.
Refer to the XCell® ATF Technology Filter Preparation and Autoclaving User Guide for instructions. 7.2.3 Integrity testing pre-autoclaving Note: Repligen strongly recommends the practice of pre-autoclaving integrity testing to ensure a proper assembly prior to autoclaving. Refer to the XCell® ATF Technology Filter Preparation and Autoclave User Guide for configurations for both glass and single-use bioreactor integrity tests and testing instructions and criteria.
User Guide XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings Table 8. Headplate fitting part numbers Head plate fitting Bioreactor HP:MPP-19 3 L Applikon HP:MPP-M26 5 -10 L Applikon HP:BBI-M26 Sartorius/BBI HP-PG13.5L Millipore Mobius® CellReady PG13.5 Generic 7.3.1 XCell® ATF 4 Stainless Steel Housing tubing set kits and accessories Several components are required to connect the XCell®...
User Guide XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings 7.3.2 Tubing set kit for XCell® ATF 4 Stainless Steel Housing connected to glass bioreactor Assembly of the housing, tubing set, and accessories is completed prior to autoclaving. Figure 9. XCell® ATF 4 Stainless Steel Housing connection to glass bioreactor (tri-clamp) A.
User Guide XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings 7.4.1 Removing the housing from the bioreactor 1. Stop the permeate/harvest pump and disconnect the harvest bag from the housing. 2. Stop and disconnect the A2C line from the diaphragm pump. 3.
XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings 8. Appendix 3: Safety, Handling, and Conformity Information 8.1 Safety Repligen XCell® ATF System is rated for acceptable sound levels (60 dBA). • • Complete system visual inspection for damage or potential risk to the operator, surrounding personnel, or equipment on a semi-annual basis.
XCell® ATF 2 and 4 Stainless Steel Housings 8.3.2 Tube set kits Tube set kits are manufactured under the Repligen Quality Management System certified under current revision of ISO 9001:2015. All product-contact components are USP Class VI, (USP<88>) and/or ISO 10993 tested and free of animal derivatives or are compliant with EMA/410/01 guidelines.
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