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Filter Columns for Preparation of Leukocyte‐Poor Blood for Transfusion
Author(s) -
Kikugawa K.,
Minoshima K.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1978.tb02483.x
Subject(s) - filtration (mathematics) , chromatography , packed red blood cells , elution , blood product , chemistry , red blood cell , blood transfusion , medicine , surgery , biochemistry , mathematics , statistics
. Filter columns (Imugard® filters) packed with cotton wool prepared from Gossypium barbadense cotton removed 95–100% of leukocytes from packed red cell suspensions. Recovery of red cells was about 95%. The efficacy was similar for ACD and heparinized blood. Blood was filtered below 10°C within 30 min under pressures of less than 0.2 kg/cm 2 . The shape and functions of the red cells were not altered by filtration. No pyrogenic or toxic substances, and little particulate matter were eluted from the filters.