Andrew Zydney

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering

Research Summary

Current research activities are focused in three distinct areas: artificial organs, bioseparations and membrane processes with the goal is of developing a more fundamental understanding of the factors governing the behavior of these processes, including t

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Recent Publications

Hydrogenation Kinetics Study: Precise Control of C=C Bonds in Polyisoprene (PI)-Containing Block Copolymers via Diimide Hydrogenation

Caspari Thiele, L. F., Kim, Y., Roberts, C. A., Goel, S., Zydney, A. L., Colby, R. H., Kelkar, M. S., Beuscher, U. & Oh, H. J., Jun 12 2026, In: ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 8, 11, p. 8832-8844 13 p.

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Downstream Process Intensification for AAV Purification by Affinity Chromatography Using Single Pass Tangential Flow Filtration

Chaubal, A. S., Horax, R., Yehl, C. J., Wickramasinghe, S. R., Qian, X., Wang, L. & Zydney, A. L., Jan 2026, In: Biotechnology and bioengineering. 123, 1, p. 174-185 12 p.

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Performance of large virus removal filters during AAV processing: Influence of flux and process disruptions

Chaubal, A. S., Arachchige, A. W., Zahn, A. J., Wickramasinghe, S. R., Qian, X. & Zydney, A. L., Mar 1 2026, In: Biotechnology progress. 42, 2, e70106.

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Affinity membranes in downstream bioprocessing: From chemical design rules to ligand engineering

Gao, P., Smet, M., Dehaen, W., Zydney, A. L. & Yang, X., Jul 5 2026, In: Journal of Chromatography A. 1778, 467022.

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Viscosity of concentrated mRNA solutions: Implications for downstream processing

Javidanbardan, A., Najafi, F., Wang, Z. & Zydney, A. L., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Biotechnology progress.

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Optimizing sterile filtration of nanoemulsions through proper choice of prefilter properties

Kapila, S., Soukup, R. J., Bradley, M. E., Boyd, D. & Zydney, A. L., Jan 1 2026, In: Biotechnology progress. 42, 1, e70087.

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Characterization of Sterilizing-Grade Membranes/Prefilters and Application to mRNA-LNP Process Development

Messerian, K. O., Zverev, A., Kramarczyk, J. F. & Zydney, A. L., Jan 2026, In: Biotechnology and bioengineering. 123, 1, p. 164-173 10 p.

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Impact of membrane imprinting on fluid flow in spacer-filled ultrafiltration cassettes: Computational fluid dynamics analysis

Najafi, F., Hersey, J., Carbrello, C., Zou, Y., Steen, J. & Zydney, A. L., Aug 2026, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 756, 125793.

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Mass transfer characteristics of vibration assisted protein ultrafiltration

Piash, K. P. S., Wang, Z., MacElroy, C., Jing, D. M. & Zydney, A. L., May 2026, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 748, 125367.

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Continuous Purification of mRNA Produced by In Vitro Transcription Using High Performance Countercurrent Membrane Purification

Wang, Z., Javidanbardan, A., Behboudi, A. & Zydney, A. L., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Biotechnology and bioengineering.

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Letter to the Editor – Introduction to the 50th Anniversary Special Issue of the Journal of Membrane Science

Zydney, A. L., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 737, 124746.

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Quantitative Analysis of Protein Fouling in Virus Removal Filtration Membranes Through Electron Tomography

Afzal, M. A., Brickey, K. P., Gomez, E. D. & Zydney, A. L., Dec 2025, In: Membranes. 15, 12, 369.

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Enhanced Tangential Flow Filtration of Precipitated Proteins Using Screened Membrane Cassettes

Badinger, Z., Behboudi, A. & Zydney, A. L., Aug 2025, In: Membranes. 15, 8, 245.

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Development of charged membranes for the ultrafiltration of siRNA

Banik, I., Qian, K. K., Mason, M. L. & Zydney, A. L., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 713, 123274.

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Effect of ligand density and properties on membrane charge for enhancing ultrafiltration of siRNA

Banik, I., Mason, M. L., Carter, M., Qian, K. K. & Zydney, A. L., Dec 31 2025, In: Separation and Purification Technology. 379, 134951.

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