Membranes in bioartificial organs

oleh: L. De Bartolo, S. Morelli, A. Bader, E. Drioli

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: PAGEPress Publications 2002-12-01

Deskripsi

Polymeric semipermeable membranes and membrane processes play a pivotal role in replacement therapy for acute and chronic organ failure and in the management of immunological disease.AII clinical blood purification methods employ membrane devices [I]: for the intra and extra-corporeal treatment of patients with various pathologies for the removal of endogeneous or exogeneous toxins form blood (plasmapheresis, hemodialysis; hemo-diafiltration) or for the gas exchange with blood (blood oxygenation). [...]