Table 1.
Summary of the characteristics of the miniaturized blood purification devices
| Large bead hemoadsorption device (HA-LB) | Small bead hemoadsorption device (HA-SB) | Hemofiltration device (HF) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material | Polystyrene divinyl benzene copolymer | Polystyrene divinyl benzene copolymer | Polyacrilonitrile |
| Average bead diameter (µm) | 535 | 72.5 | n/a |
| Total outer surface area = contact with blood (m2) | 0.0045 | 0.0297 | 0.0420 |
| Total inner porous surface area = contact with plasma (m2) | 1,275 | 2,125 | Information not provided |
| Pore size (nm) | < 5 | < 5 | 2.9 |
| Blood flow rate (ml/min) | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| Ultrafiltrate flow rate (ml/min) | 0.15 | ||
| Replacement fluid flow rate (ml/min) | 0.15 | ||
| Length of the hemofilter fibers (cm) | n/a | 21 | |
| Hemofilter filter wall thickness (µm) | 50 | ||
| Number of fibers per hemofilter | 264 | ||
| Hemofilter fiber internal diameter (µm) | 240 | ||