Biocompatibility of modified cellulose membrane

Abstract

We use many kinds of membranes when we do hemodialysis and each membrane has it's specificity. It is said that newly developped modified cellulose ( we call it Hemophan) is more excellent than ordinary membranes from the point of baiocompatibility. We used this Hemophan during hemodialysis and compared (C3a, C5a, WBC, PLT, β-TG, PF4, TXB2 and LTB4 with PMMA and regenerated cellulose. It was obvious that Hemophan is than PMMA from the point of platelet activation and than Regenerated cellulose from the point of leukocyte activation.