title: Polysulfone: the development of a membrane for convective therapies.
abstract: The polysulfone membrane was developed as a membrane for convective dialysis therapies at the beginning of the 1980s. The target was to produce a higher-permeable membrane on the basis of synthetic polymers, such as polysulfone. The development of a membrane with high permeability went hand in hand with a technology development that finally presented as an essential precondition for the success of the polysulfone membrane. This article describes the development phase of the polysulfone membrane using to-date unpublished extracts of the project report of the polysulfone membrane and commenting these from today's perspective.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Heilmann
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D017583:Hemodiafiltration / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010539:Permeability; D011108:Polymers; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D013450:Sulfones
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011108:Polymers; D013450:Sulfones; C017662:polysulfone P 1700