CPC C12M 25/10 (2013.01) [B01D 63/04 (2013.01); B01D 69/081 (2013.01); B01D 71/26 (2013.01); C12M 21/08 (2013.01); C12M 29/10 (2013.01); B01D 2239/0428 (2013.01); B01D 2239/1216 (2013.01); B01D 2239/1225 (2013.01)] | 40 Claims |
1. A filter housing comprising:
an inlet;
a retentate outlet;
a permeate outlet;
at least one pre-wetted hydrophobic hollow fiber filter extending between the inlet and the retentate outlet, thereby fluidly separating the permeate outlet from the retentate outlet and the inlet; and
a potting material connecting the at least one hydrophobic hollow fiber filter to the filter housing and sealing at least one of the inlet and the retentate outlet from the permeate outlet,
wherein the pre-wetted hydrophobic hollow fiber filter consists of hydrophobic polymers and lacks hydrophilic polymers, and
wherein the filter is contained in an aqueous solution within the filter housing.
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