“…Therefore, twophase aqueous complex fluid systems can instead be used, since both phases are predominately compromised of water. Due to the mild nature of these solvents, proteins, viruses, and bacteria have already been separated in these systems (Albertsson, 1989;Albertsson et al, 1987;Capezio et al, 2005;Elling et al, 1991;Kamei et al, 2002a;Kresheck and Wang, 2007;Kula, 1990;Li and Peeples, 2004;Liu et al, 1998;Morre and Morre, 2000;Quina and Hinze, 1999;Rabelo et al, 2004;Rangel-Yagui et al, 2003). Moreover, other advantages of these systems include low cost compared to chromatography (Champluvier and Kula, 1992;Lindblom, 1983;Lindblom et al, 1983) and the ability to concentrate a biomolecule by varying the relative volumes of the two phases (Johansson and Reczey, 1998).…”