Optimizing Dialysis Conditions for A4 Stability
Description
The research objective is to maintain the A4 nanobody stability during dialysis. Various dialysis buffers were tested and compared, including PBS with varying amounts of the detergent, Tween: low, high, none. Furthermore, PBS, Tris, and HEPES, were tested and compared. PBS without Tween was the worst for preserving A4 stability. PBS was determined to be a better dialysis buffer than Tris or HEPES. To find the optimum buffer, other buffers will be tested and compared with PBS; methods such as gravity filtration and lyophilization will be considered as alternatives to dialysis.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2015-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Tao, Kevin Huang
- Thesis director: Sierks, Michael
- Committee member: Williams, Stephanie
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): Chemical Engineering Program