title: Cross-flow microfiltration of blood through an extracorporeal device: a study in parameterization.
abstract: This paper develops a new approach for the general description of membrane plasma separator performance by using dimensional analysis. Experiments involved cross-flow microfiltration of goats' blood across flatsheet polyvinylidene fluoride durapore membranes of pore size 0.65, 0.45 and 0.22 microns in a thin-channel device. Certain non-dimensional numbers are evolved which represent the grouping of relevant filtration parameters and which contribute to the global characterization of membrane-based plasmapheresis devices.
authors.affiliation: School of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gautam
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Pandya
mesh_terms: D017583:Hemodiafiltration / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans