BioStar West installs new pure water supply systems

Published: 25-Oct-2007

Bioengineering and biomaterials company BioStar West in Claremont, California has installed new pure water dispensing systems to meet quality and volume needs at its new development facility.


The company's new facility is used in the development of materials for wound healing, as well as for tissue-engineered antibacterial and antiviral products for medical and pharmaceutical applications. Research focuses on chemically modifying polymers and delivery systems to enhance their natural antibacterial, bioinhibition or bioenhancement capabilities.

One current project investigates cellular responses to bandages inside the human body. As the aqueous-based chemical synthesis is a sensitive process, there cannot be any traces of impurities in wounds or wound healing. Additionally, cell culture testing requires the ability to control sensitive responses.

To conduct this research, BioSTAR West has a chemical laboratory and a cleanroom, which both require purified water.

With one system, BioSTAR West generates water for both labs. “We chose a Milli-Q Advantage system from Millipore because purified water is an important element in eliminating the potential for impurities,” said Shenda Baker, president of BioSTAR West.

The water purification system needs to run 24/7 without disruption. Today the labs are using 50-100 litres of pure water, but at full-scale will require up to 250l.

“The beauty of the system’s Q-POD water dispenser is that you can set the volumetric dispense and walk away during the processing and synthesis steps. Eliminating time-consuming steps helps us focus on our research,” said Baker.

The Milli-Q Advantage system can be adapted to the ultrapure water needs of a specific application simply by changing the final filter on the Q-POD unit, providing the final polishing at the point of water dispense.

At BioSTAR West, a single production unit services two Q-POD units (one inside and one outside the cleanroom) with a BioPak filter attached for pyrogen- and nuclease-sensitive applications.

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