International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volume 3, Issue 5, October 2015

  • Affinity Binding Macroporous Monolithic Cryogel as a Matrix for Extracorporeal Apheresis Medical Devices

    Wuraola Akande, Lyuba Mikhalovska, Stuart James, Sergey Mikhalovsky

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, October 2015
    Pages: 56-63
    Received: Aug. 19, 2015
    Accepted: Aug. 30, 2015
    Published: Sep. 09, 2015
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    Abstract: Cytapheresis is an extracorporeal separation technique widely used in medicine for elimination of specific classes of blood cells from circulating blood. It has been shown recently to have clinical efficacy in various disease states, such as leukaemia, autoimmune disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, renal allograft rejection and sickle–cell anaemia. Th... Show More