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8641815

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-7-16
pubmed:abstractText
A number of membrane bioartificial devices have been proposed for liver support. However, their design does not yet ensure the successful treatment of acute liver insufficiency. In this paper, the Author reviews the limitations of the mass transport phenomena to the performance of a membrane bioartificial liver support device. First of all the requirements that an optimal membrane bioartificial liver support device has to meet for the therapy to be effective are presented. On these grounds, the issues that are still to be addressed to optimize the performance of such devices are discussed: particular attention is devoted to the mass transport phenomena in each region of the membrane bioartificial device. Finally, the main transport features of the membrane bioartificial liver support devices proposed so far are illustrated and examined.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0391-3988
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
18-35
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Mass transfer limitations to the performance of membrane bioartificial liver support devices.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review