Portable Water Purification System for WFI Production

Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology Engineering, 2002-03

Liaison(s): Alex Pranger ’92/93, Bill Wiesmann
Advisor(s): Jennifer Rossmann
Students(s): Judy Hsu (PM), Adam Mills, Esther Lee, Yanos Saravanos

The CIMIT team researched, designed, produced, and tested a portable water purification system that purifies potable (drinking) water to USP grade water for injection (WFI) for the production of emergency-use IV fluids. The device is a self-powered, compact filter capable of producing at least 300 ± 100 mL/hr of sterile, USP WFI grade water. The team has delivered a working prototype unit and offered detailed suggestions for further refinements.