title: Membrane plasma fractionation: effect of the surface area.
abstract: The influence of the surface area on the performance of plasma filters for dead-end mode of filtration is presented in this paper. Theoretical analysis of the dead-end filtration was performed and verified experimentally (using ENKA cellulose-diacetate PF-100 membranes) in respect to beta-lipoprotein. The theoretical model allows to optimize the course of the transmembrane pressure during plasma fractionation procedure in dependence of the surface area, initial concentration of macromolecules, total volume of the feed and membrane structure. The results indicate that the surface area effect is an important factor in the operation of membrane plasma fractionation and should be considered in the design of the plasma fractionation filter.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, PAS, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wojcicki
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Piatkiewicz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Werynski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waniewski
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hay
mesh_terms: D001810:Blood Volume; D002482:Cellulose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006440:Hemofiltration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D012709:Serum Albumin; D002482:Cellulose; C026170:cellulose diacetate