A novel polyurethane membrane enables a bioartificial liver with a fixed-bed to immobilize hepatocytes at high cell density

Japanese Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 475-479

  Kimura, T ^a   Kurosawa, H ^b   Nishizawa, M ^b   Omura, Y ^b   Tokunaga, N ^b   Ogata, Y ^b   Amano, Y ^b  

^a TERUMO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bioartificial liver; Hepatocyte; High cell density; Immobilization; Polyurethane membrane

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; POLYURETHAN;

ARTIFICIAL LIVER; CELL DENSITY; CELL SUSPENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZED CELL; LIVER CELL; MEMBRANE; MICROPORE FILTER; REACTOR;

EID: 0032983566     PISSN: 03000818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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