EAN: 9783110267983

MEMBRANE SYSTEMS - LOREDANA DE BARTOLO EFREM CU...

Membrane processes today play a signifi cant role in the replacement therapy for acute and
chronic organ failure diseases. Current extracorporeal blood purifi cation and oxygenation
devices employ membranes acting as selective barriers for the removal of endogeneous and
exogeneous toxins and for gas exchange  respectively. Additionally  membrane technology offers
new interesting opportunities for the design of bioartificial livers  pancreas  kidneys  lungs
etc. This book reviews the latest developments in membrane systems for bioartificial organs and
regenerative medicine  investigates how membrane technology can improve the quality and
efficiency of biomedical devices  and highlights the design procedures for membrane materials
covering the preparation  characterization  and sterilization steps as well as transport
phenomena. The different strategies pursued for the development of membrane bioartifi cial
organs  including crucial issues related to blood cell-membrane interactions are described with
the aim of opening new and exciting frontiers in the coming decades. The book is a valuable
tool for tissue engineers  clinicians  biomaterials scientists  membranologists as well as
biologists and biotechnologists. It is also a source of reference for students  academic and
industrial researchers in the topic of biotechnology  biomedical engineering  materials science
and medicine.

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