Maximal flow rates and sieving coefficients in different plasmafilters: Effects of increased membrane surfaces and effective length under standardized in vitro conditions

Journal of Clinical Apheresis

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 190-198

  Unger, Juliane K ^a   Haltern, C ^a   Dohmen, B ^a   Rossaint, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clearance; Filter dimension; Plasmapheresis; Porcine blood

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHOLESTEROL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FILTER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAPILLARY WALL; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEMOLYSIS; HEPARINIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CLEARANCE; PLASMAPHERESIS; STANDARDIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; FILTRATION; HEMOLYSIS; KINETICS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; PLASMAPHERESIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SWINE;

EID: 0036917286     PISSN: 07332459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jca.10032     Document Type: Article

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