Polymeric hollow fiber membranes for bioartificial organs and tissue engineering applications

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 633-643

  Diban, Nazely ^a   Stamatialis, Dimitrios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Filtration; Membranes; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BEVERAGES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLARIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILTRATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HEMODIALYZERS; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BIODEGRADABLE; FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; HEMODIAFILTRATION; POLYMERIC HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; ULTRA-FILTRATION CARTRIDGES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

POLYMER; WATER;

ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGAN; BIOREACTOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEMODIAFILTRATION; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER INJURY; MICROFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PERFUSION; POLYMERIC HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; POLYMERIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84897569817     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4300     Document Type: Review

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