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Porous membrane
Assignee: Teijin Ltd
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Filing: 1982-05-19
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Granted: 1984-07-10
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Expires: 2002-05-19
Abstract
Abstract A porous membrane which is composed of cellulose acetate and acrylic polymer, for example, poly(methyl methacrylate) or methyl acrylate-methyl methacrylate copolymer, is highly suitable for plasmapheresis. A polymer alloy consisting of cellulose acetate, acrylic polymer and a small amount of cellulose nitrate has a good spinnability to produce a hollow fiber type membrane and has an excellent biocompatibility.
Inventors
- 👤 Eiichi Murakami
- 👤 Ryozo Hasegawa
- 👤 Kimihiko Matzuzawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 01:29
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D69/00; B01D69/08; B01D69/087; A; A61; A61L; A61L33/00; A61L33/06; A61L33/062; B01D71/00; B01D71/06; B01D71/08; B01D71/12; B01D71/14; B01D71/16; C; C08; C08L; C08L1/00; C08L1/08; C08L1/10; C08L1/12; B01D2325/00; B01D2325/12; B01D2325/34; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1352; Y10T428/1397; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2973; Y10T428/2975
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
45 words
A porous membrane for use in plasmapheresis, comprising cellulose acetate and acrylic ester polymer or comprising cellulose acetate, acrylic ester polymer and cellulose nitrate, and, wherein said membrane for use in plasmapheresis has the peak in the pore size distribution at 0.05 to 1 μm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
A porous membrane for use in plasmapheresis, comprising cellulose acetate and acrylic ester polymer or comprising cellulose acetate, acrylic ester polymer and cellulose nitrate, and, wherein said membrane for use in plasmapheresis has the peak in the pore size distribution at 0.05 to 1 μm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A porous membrane according to claim 1 wherein the cellulose acetate has 50 to 62 percent by weight of acetyl value as acetic acid and a polymerization degree of 80 to 400.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A porous membrane according to claim 1 wherein the acrylic polymer is selected from the group consisting of homopolymers or copolymers of methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate propyl methacrylate and butyl methacrylate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A porous membrane according to claim 1 wherein the cellulose nitrate has a polymerization degree of 80 to 400 and 10.5 to 12.5 percent by weight of nitration value as nitrogen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A porous membrane according to claim 1 which is in the form of a sheet, tube or hollow fiber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
120 words
A process for producing a porous membrane for use in plasmapheresis, comprising casting, inclusive of spinning, a dope comprising: (a) 5 to 30 weight percent of polymer alloy, comprising cellulose acetate and an acrylic ester polymer or comprising cellulose acetate, acrylic ester polymer and cellulose nitrate (b) 30 to 60 weight percent of solvent, (c) 10 to 50 weight percent of non-solvent, and (d) 0.5 to 10 weight percent of inorganic compound, and coagulating the dope with the use of water or a mixture of water and one or two monohydric, dihydric, or trihydric alcohols, and rinsing with water, and, wherein said membrane for use in plasmapheresis has the peak in the pore size distribution at 0.05 to 1 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
120 words
A process for producing a porous membrane for use in plasmapheresis, comprising casting, inclusive of spinning, a dope comprising: (a) 5 to 30 weight percent of polymer alloy, comprising cellulose acetate and an acrylic ester polymer or comprising cellulose acetate, acrylic ester polymer and cellulose nitrate (b) 30 to 60 weight percent of solvent, (c) 10 to 50 weight percent of non-solvent, and (d) 0.5 to 10 weight percent of inorganic compound, and coagulating the dope with the use of water or a mixture of water and one or two monohydric, dihydric, or trihydric alcohols, and rinsing with water, and, wherein said membrane for use in plasmapheresis has the peak in the pore size distribution at 0.05 to 1 μm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process of claim 6 wherein the polymer alloy consists of 50 to 95 weight parts of cellulose acetate, 0.1 to 10 weight parts of cellulose nitrate and 5 to 40 weight parts of acrylic polymer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A porous membrane according to claim 1 wherein the acrylic polymer is selected from the group consisting of homopolymers or copolymers of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, propyl methacrylate and butyl methacrylate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A porous membrane in the form of hollow fiber according to claim 5 wherein the inner diameter is 150 to 500 μm and the membrane thickness is 5 to 150 μm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the concentration of the inorganic compound in the dope is in the range of 1 to 3 percent by weight.
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