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. 2021 Mar 28;11(4):239. doi: 10.3390/membranes11040239
Abbreviation Full Name
AI Artificial intelligence
AN62 Acrylonitrile
AO Artificial organ
BAK Bioartificial kidney
BAL Bioartificial liver
BAP Bioartificial pancreas
BLSS Bioartificial liver support system
CFD Computational fluid dynamic
CIT Clinical islet transplantation
CPB Cardiopulmonary bypass system
CTA Cellulose-triacetate
cTAL Compliant thoracic artificial lung
ECMO Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
ELAP Extracorporeal liver assist device
EVAL Ethyl-vinyl-acetate copolymer
FPSA Fractionated plasma separation and adsorption
GPU Gas permeation unit
HD Hemodialysis
HDF Hemodiafiltration
HF Hemofiltration
HF Hollow fiber
HFP Hexafluoropropylene
IVOX Intravenacaval oxygenator and carbon dioxide removal device
MARS Molecular adsorbent recycling system
MW Molecular weight
MWCO Molecular weight cut-off
NIPS Nonsolvent induced phase separation
N-TIPS Nonsolvent-thermally induced phase separation
P(VDF-CO-HFP) Poly(vinylidene fluoride)-co-hexafluoropropylene
PAAL Paracorporeal ambulatory assist lung
PAES Polyarylethersulfones
PAN Polyacrylontrile
PAN-PVC Polyacrylontrile-polyvinylchloride
PC Phosphorylcholine
PDMS Polydimethylsiloxane
PES Polyethersulfone
PMEA Poly(2-methoxyethylacrylate)
PMMA Polymethylmethacrylate
PMP Poly-4-methylpentence
POSS Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes
PP Polypropylene
Psu Polysulfone
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene
PVDF Poly(vinylidene fluoride)
PVP Polyvinylpyrrolidone
RAD Renal tubule assist device
SEPET Selective plasma filtration therapy
SPAD Single-pass albumin dialysis
TIPS Thermally induced phase separation
WAK Wearable artificial kidney