title: Design of spherical carbon adsorbent for extracorporeal detoxification.
abstract: A special carbon adsorbent (CA), designed for use in extracorporeal detoxification by hemoperfusion, was produced from a spherical synthetic polymer by our own technolique and tested at a preclinical level. Comparison of mechanical properties, sorption and biocompatibility between CA and medical hemosorbents was made. The carbon adsorbent is hard, has a smooth surface, shows good sorption properties and has acceptable biocompatibility. These features qualify the carbon adsorbent for use in clinical hemoperfusion without any additional membrane coating.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of PAS, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosinski
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, High Technical School, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sentek
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of PAS, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lewinska
keywords: Carbon adsorbent; Hemoperfusion; Hemosorbent