Ceramic whole blood hollow fiber membrane filter medium and use thereof for separationg blood plasma/serum from whole blood
AssigneeMann+Hummel GmbH
InventorsSteffen Schuetz, Heike Rupp, Tobias Woerz, Dagmar Winkler, Kathrin Fischer, Frank Ehlen, Karlheinz Muenkel, Joachim Stinzendoerfer
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Abstract
A whole blood hollow fiber membrane filter medium is provided with a ceramic material having pores of a pore size that ensures permeability to blood plasma or serum and its molecular components while blood cells are retained. The whole blood hollow fiber membrane filter medium is used for separating blood plasma from whole blood, wherein the blood plasma preferably shows no hemolysis.
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A whole blood hollow fiber membrane filter medium including a ceramic material having pores of a pore size that ensures permeability to blood plasma or serum, but retains blood cells.
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