title: Stagewise separation to improve continuous centrifugal blood cell separators.
abstract: Staging is a technique used to improve blood cell collection efficiencies. In this paper, fractional cell recoveries are presented as functions of hematocrit as well as flow distribution. Material balances are presented, and the effect of increasing the number of stages studied in relation to increases in white blood cell collection efficiencies.
mesh_terms: D001773:Blood Cells; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D002498:Centrifugation; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes; D008954:Models, Biological