title: The structure and characteristics of polypropylene hollow fiber membrane plasma separator.
abstract: Propylex is a membrane type plasma separator using a polypropylene hollow fiber membrane with regular and orderly rectangular pores, which has been developed and manufactured by Ube Industries, Ltd. This product is of its polypropylene membrane; (ii) little damage to blood cells even under high transmembrane pressure due to its characteristic pore structure; and (iii) slight fluctuations in the sieving coefficients for substances with high and low molecular weights even with increased throughput, which allows stable clinical use.
authors.affiliation: Polymer Research Laboratory, Ube Industries, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan. 29691u@ube-ind.co.jp
authors.forename: Masamune
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsunami
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011126:Polypropylenes; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011126:Polypropylenes