Premium
The Structure and Characteristics of Polypropylene Hollow FiberMembrane Plasma Separator
Author(s) -
Sakai Masamune,
Matsunami Satoshi
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
therapeutic apheresis and dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.415
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1744-9987
pISSN - 1744-9979
DOI - 10.1046/j.1526-0968.2003.00021.x
Subject(s) - polypropylene , separator (oil production) , membrane , medicine , composite material , plasma , transmembrane protein , materials science , biochemistry , thermodynamics , chemistry , physics , receptor , quantum mechanics
Propylex is a membrane type plasma separator using a polypropylenehollow fiber membrane with regular and orderly rectangular pores,which has been developed and manufactured by Ube Industries, Ltd.This product is characterized by: (i) low complements activationbecause of its polypropylene membrane; (ii) little damage to blood cellseven under high transmembrane pressure due to its characteristicpore structure; and (iii) slight fluctuations in the sieving coefficientsfor substances with high and low molecular weights even with increasedthroughput, which allows stable clinical use.