Gas exchange membrane and Oxygenator

Abstract

In recent years, Membrane Oxygenator was used widely for clinical use. Terumo introduced the micro-porous hollow fiber Oxygenator (Capiox-II) at 1982. After that, micro-porous hollow fiber was used normally for Oxygenator. In this article, the relations between Oxygenator and membrane was shown from our development experience.