Dorothy C. Lister

BioReliance

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Part 6: Inactivation Methods Grouped by Virus

by Gail Sofer, BioReliance, Dorothy C. Lister, and Jeri Ann Boose

Virus Inactivation in the 1990s and into the 21st Century

by Gail Sofer, BioReliance Dorothy C. Lister, and Jeri Ann Boose Smallest of the microorganisms, viruses depend on other cells ? like those used by biopharmaceutical manufacturers ? for reproduction. And viruses and drug products are idiosyncratic: Both the inactivation process and the product strongly influence the successful outcome. In this conclusion to the virus inactivation series, model ivruses are used to represent single- and double-stranded DNA and RNA viruses, to enable you to reach conclusions about effective inactivation methods for a range of viruses.