Abstract: Various system and method embodiments of the present invention are directed to separating target molecules from complex solutions by affinity column chromatography using organic-solvent-containing eluants. In one embodiment of the present invention, an eluant containing an organic-solvent is used, at a first pH, to remove non-target solutes and suspended entities from an affinity chromatography column. The pH of the eluant is then changed to a second pH, and the organic-solvent-containing eluant is used to elute target molecules from the affinity column chromatography.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for packing chromatography columns. In one described embodiment of the present invention, a compressible resin is combined with a relatively high-viscosity packing solution to form a resin slurry for packing within a chromatography-column tube. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, a relatively high-viscosity column-compression solution is used to compress a chromatography column initially packed with a dilute aqueous solution.