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.
Department of Biological Engineering, Université de Technologie de Compiègne BP 233, France.
G
G
Beaudoin
M Y
MY
Jaffrin
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