Impact of virus preparation quality on parvovirus filter performance.

Virus-removal filtration technology is commonly used in the manufacturing process for biologics to remove potential viral contaminants. Virus-removal filters designed for retaining parvovirus, one of the smallest mammalian viruses, are considered an industry standard as they can effectively remove broad ranges of viruses. It has long been observed that the performance of virus filters can be influenced by virus preparations used in the laboratory scale studies (PDA, 2010).