CROSS-FLOW MICROFILTRATION OF BLOOD THROUGH AN EXTRACORPOREAL DEVICE - A STUDY IN PARAMETERIZATION

Authors
GAUTAM SK PANDYA RVR
Citation
Sk. Gautam et Rvr. Pandya, CROSS-FLOW MICROFILTRATION OF BLOOD THROUGH AN EXTRACORPOREAL DEVICE - A STUDY IN PARAMETERIZATION, Transfusion science, 18(2), 1997, pp. 181-186
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
Transfusion science → ACNP
ISSN journal
09553886
Volume
18
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
181 - 186
Database
ISI
SICI code
0955-3886(1997)18:2<181:CMOBTA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
This paper develops a new approach for the general description of memb rane plasma separator performance by using dimensional analysis. Exper iments involved cross-flow microfiltration of goats' blood across flat sheet polyvinylidene fluoride durapore membranes of pore size 0.65, 0. 45 and 0.22 mu m in a thin-channel device. Certain nondimensional numb ers are evolved which represent the grouping of relevant filtration pa rameters and which contribute to the global characterization of membra ne-based plasmapheresis devices. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.