Table 2. Mean (pore radius) and variance of the log-normal pore size distribution for the four MCO prototype membranes, conventional high-flux and high cut-off membranes before and after blood exposure.
Membrane | Before blood exposure |
After blood exposure |
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Mean [nm] | Variance [nm] | Mean [nm] | Variance [nm] | |
Revaclear | 3.0 ± 0.3 | 2 ± 1 | 2.42 ± 0.08 | 0.587 ± 0.003 |
MCO 1 | 4.1 ± 0.2 | 4.7 ± 0.8 | 2.5 ± 0.1 | 0.6 ± 0.2 |
MCO 2 | 4.0 ± 0.2 | 4.6 ± 0.4 | 2.55 ± 0.07 | 0.7 ± 0.1 |
MCO 3 | 4.40 ± 0.03 | 6.4 ± 0.1 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 1.3 ± 0.4 |
MCO 4 | 4.8 ± 0.2 | 8.8 ± 0.4 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | 3 ± 3 |
Theralite | 5.1 ± 0.3 | 11 ± 2 | 3.4 ± 0.2 | 2 ± 1 |
Values are average ± standard deviation for n = 3.