Table 6.
Upper bound on hollow fiber membrane hydraulic properties estimated from the ultrafiltration factor measurements of Snyder et al. [11] obtained by varying the perfusate flow rate into microdialysis probes with 4-mm membrane lengths.
| Membrane | Nominal molecular weight cutoff | Hm | κm ×1013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daltons | cm2 | |||
| Polyacrylonitrile | 29,000 | 0.043 | 0.34 | |
| Polycarbonate | 20,000 | 0.021 | 0.17 | |
| Cuprophan | 6,000 | 0.016 | 0.06 |