Applications of membrane technologies for therapeutic apheresis.
Membrane technologies have been applied for therapeutic apheresis. Membrane plasma separation and plasma fractionation are the most common, and hemodialysis and hemofiltration are also used for the combination methodologies of plasma exchange. This article describes the structure, performance, and application of membranes used for apheresis.
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Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D007688:Kidneys, Artificial; D008567:Membranes, Artificial
D008567:Membranes, Artificial