Polyetherimide: A new membrane-forming polymer for biomedical applications

Artificial Organs

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 189-199

  Seifert, B ^a   Mihanetzis, G ^b   Groth, T ^a   Albrecht, W ^a   Richau, K ^a   Missirlis, Y ^b   Paul, D ^a   Von Sengbusch, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biohybrid organs; Membranes; Polyetherimide; Surface functionalization

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; LIGANDS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; POLYSACCHARIDES; TISSUE;

BIOHYBRID LIVER SUPPORT; BIOHYBRID ORGANS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BLOOD AND TISSUES; BLOOD CELLS; MEMBRANE-FORMING; SUPPORT SYSTEMS; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; TISSUE CELLS; TRISHYDROXYMETHYLAMINOMETHANE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY;

AMINE; HEPARIN; HYDROXYL GROUP; LIGAND; POLYACRYLONITRILE; POLYETHERIMIDE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMER; TROMETAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOMEDICINE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELL CULTURE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HYDROPHILICITY; LIGAND BINDING; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0036119203     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2002.06876.x     Document Type: Article

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