TY - GEN
T1 - Modelling and Simulation of High Flux Hemodialyzer Membranes of Different Porosities to Identify the Optimal Membrane Design
AU - Alex, Ahana Fatima
AU - Vinoth, R.
AU - Dudhe, Ravishankar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 IEEE.
PY - 2021/3/25
Y1 - 2021/3/25
N2 - High flux hemodialyzer membranes of different average porosities were modelled. Diffusion and convection property of a toxin molecule through the membrane was observed through simulation using Finite element method. In this study, a porous membrane having a porosity of 0.15 was compared to that of 0.3 membrane porosity. Different synthetic polymers having such porosities were thus considered for this purpose. Effective diffusion and convection of a toxic molecule through the porous membrane over a period was modelled and then analyzed to draw conclusion on the optimal porosity value. PMMA with a porosity of 10-20% shows better performance in terms of toxin clearance as well as endotoxin removal.
AB - High flux hemodialyzer membranes of different average porosities were modelled. Diffusion and convection property of a toxin molecule through the membrane was observed through simulation using Finite element method. In this study, a porous membrane having a porosity of 0.15 was compared to that of 0.3 membrane porosity. Different synthetic polymers having such porosities were thus considered for this purpose. Effective diffusion and convection of a toxic molecule through the porous membrane over a period was modelled and then analyzed to draw conclusion on the optimal porosity value. PMMA with a porosity of 10-20% shows better performance in terms of toxin clearance as well as endotoxin removal.
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U2 - 10.1109/ICBSII51839.2021.9445178
DO - 10.1109/ICBSII51839.2021.9445178
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85107952504
T3 - Proceedings of 2021 IEEE 7th International Conference on Bio Signals, Images and Instrumentation, ICBSII 2021
BT - Proceedings of 2021 IEEE 7th International Conference on Bio Signals, Images and Instrumentation, ICBSII 2021
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 7th IEEE International Conference on Bio Signals, Images and Instrumentation, ICBSII 2021
Y2 - 25 March 2021 through 27 March 2021
ER -