Dialysate distribution in hollow fiber hemodialyzers with different dialysate pathway configurations

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 601-609

  Ronco, C ^a   Brendolan, A ^a   Crepaldi, C ^a   Rodighiero, M ^a   Everard, P ^a   Ballestri, ^a   Cappelli, G ^a   Spittle, M ^a   La Greca, G ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Countercurrent flow; Dialysate flow; Hemodialyzer; Moire design

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; FIBERS; METABOLISM; SCANNING; UREA;

COUNTER-CURRENT FLOW; CT SCANNERS; DIALYSATES; DIALYZATE FLOW; DIFFUSION PROCESS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; HELICAL CT; HOLLOW FIBER; MOIRE DESIGN; STANDARD FIBERS;

YARN;

UREA;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DIALYSATE; DIFFUSION; FIBER; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW RATE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MATERIALS TESTING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; KIDNEY, ARTIFICIAL; MATERIALS TESTING; UREA;

EID: 0033626462     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880002300902     Document Type: Article

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