Retrofiltration rates in high-flux hollow fiber hemodialyzers: Analysis of clinical data

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 109-116

  Wupper A ^a   Woermann, D ^a   Dellanna, F ^a   Baldamus, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusive and convective mass transfer; Hollow fiber dialyzer; Retrofiltration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; BLOOD FILTRATION; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIALYSIS; FILTRATION; MASS TRANSFER;

CONVECTIVE MASS TRANSFER; DIFFUSIVE MASS TRANSFER; HIGH FLUX HOLLOW FIBER HEMODIALYZER; RADIAL VOLUME FLOW DENSITY; RETROFILTRATION; ZERO NET VOLUME FLOW;

HEMODIALYZERS;

DIALYSIS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES-FIBRE;

EID: 0030604082     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-7388(96)00167-6     Document Type: Article

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