High efficiency plasmapheresis using rotating membrane device.
We report here an experimental investigation of the effects of inlet blood pressure and rotation speed on the performance of a rotating membrane device for plasmapheresis commercialized by Hemascience. The good performance of this device can be explained by a combination of high shear rate, centrifugation of red cells and platelets away from the membrane and large secondary flows.
Beaudoin
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Department of Biological Engineering, Université de Technologie de Compiègne BP 233, France.
Jaffrin
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D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008954:Models, Biological; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011312:Pressure
D008567:Membranes, Artificial