Title :
Studies on the development of membrane-based plasmapheresis device
Author :
Kumar, H. Vijay ; Pawate, S.S. ; Sharma, A.K. ; Datta, D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Biomed. Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., Bombay, India
Abstract :
The present work deals with the indigeneous development and characterization of cellulose acetate membranes, in both flat sheet and hollow fibre forms, for plasmapheresis application. Using these membranes, blood filtration studies are carried out and the results are presented
Keywords :
biotechnology; blood; filtration; membranes; organic compounds; patient treatment; blood; blood filtration; cellulose acetate membranes; disease treatment; flat sheet; hollow fibre form; indigeneous development; membrane-based plasmapheresis device; plasma separation; plasmapheresis application; Biomedical engineering; Biomembranes; Blood; Chemical engineering; Diseases; Filtration; Plasma applications; Plasma chemistry; Plasma devices; Scanning electron microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995 and 14th Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society of India. An International Meeting, Proceedings of the First Regional Conference., IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2711-X
DOI :
10.1109/RCEMBS.1995.533027
