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Selectively permeable hollow fiber membrane and process for producing same

US6013182A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 1997
Grant dateJan 11, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D69/08
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A selectively permeable hollow fiber membrane for blood dialysis consisting substantially of a cellulose derivative, which has at least a dense layer on the innermost side and a porous layer of greater void percentage on the outside, and a process for producing the selectively permeable hollow fiber membrane consisting substantially of a cellulose derivative, which comprises extruding a spinning solution containing a polymer consisting substantially of a cellulose derivative dissolved in an organic solvent, from an annular slit into a filamentous form, while simultaneously introducing a core material solution with a water content of at least 50 wt % into the extruded filamentous body, and then immersing the filamentous body into a coagulating solution after passing it through a gas.

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