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7387730 Hollow fiber membrane module, method of manufacturing the hollow fiber membrane module, and housing for hollow fiber membrane module  
In a hollow fiber membrane flat module according to the present invention, both ends of hollow fiber membrane bundle which are formed by bundling a plurality of hollow fiber membrane as a sheet are...
7378024 Methods for improving filtration performance of hollow fiber membranes  
In accordance with the present invention, there are provided methods for improving performance of hollow fiber filtration membrane modules. Invention methods comprise a unique backwashing technique...
7374673 Channeled polymer fibers as stationary/support phases for chemical separation by liquid chromatography and for waste stream clean-up  
Polymer fibers having a novel cross-sectional geometry are used as stationary phase materials for liquid chromatography separations. Fibers of 20 to 50 micrometer diameters have surface-channel...
7368526 Functionalized porous poly(aryl ether ketone) materials and their use  
Functionalized porous poly(aryl ether ketone) articles are prepared by reacting ketone groups in the backbone of poly(aryl ether ketone) polymer with a primary amine reagent. Preferred functional...
7364659 Preparation of asymmetric polyethylene hollow fiber membrane  
A porous polyethylene hollow fiber membrane having a pore-size gradient across the inner and outer surfaces thereof is prepared by introducing, during the cooling step of a melt-spun polyethylene...
7354515 Fluid concentrator  
A concentrator is used for concentrating a fluid, particularly a plasma component out of blood, for treatment of a patient. The concentrator apparatus includes a main housing defining a centrifuge...
7351338 Porous membrane of vinylidene fluoride resin and process for producing the same  
There is provided a porous membrane of vinylidene fluoride resin which has pores of appropriate size and distribution and also excellent mechanical strength represented by tensile strength and...
7344645 Methods of minimising the effect of integrity loss in hollow fibre membrane modules  
A method and apparatus for reducing the effect of integrity loss in a hollow fiber membrane module, said module including a plurality of hollow fiber membranes ( 5 ), at least one end of the fiber...
7311689 Method and apparatus for peripheral vein fluid removal in heart failure  
A method and apparatus for ultrafiltration of blood operating by removing blood from a peripheral blood vessel at a rate of less than two percent of total cardiac output of a patient, extracting...
7309424 Filtering apparatus, back wash method therefor, filtering device and power plant  
A filtering apparatus having a vessel and a filter made from fluororesin and treated before filtering operation by at least one of adding thermal treatment in gas or liquid and penetrating with...
7309385 Efficient 3-D nanostructured gas separation membranes  
There is provided a high efficient gas separation membrane of two or more layers, which comprises a separating layer of 3-dimensional nanostructure and a supporting layer, wherein the 3-dimensional...
7306754 Membrane and the use thereof  
The invention relates to a membrane that consists of a polymer or a polymer mixture. The aim of the invention is to produce membranes, especially planar membranes or hollow fiber membranes that...
7303609 Manufacture of polyimide-hollow fibres  
A process for the manufacture of a polyimide hollow fibre comprising: (i) providing a dope solution comprising one or more polyimides dissolved in a solvent comprising 60-100 wt %...
7300582 Immersed membrane apparatus  
An apparatus for filtering a liquid in a tank has a plurality of elements and a frame for holding the elements while they are immersed in the liquid. The elements have a plurality of hollow fibre...
7297270 Hollow fiber filter for extracorporeal blood circuit  
A filter for an extracorporeal blood circuit including a bundle of hollow fibers having an end section encased in a potting material, wherein the end section of potting material has an end surface...
7294174 Air dehydration membrane  
An air dehydration membrane is made of a hydrophilic polymer having a permeability for water vapor which is greater than its permeability for air, and having low selectivity between oxygen and...
7291204 Separation membrane module with hollow fiber and a method of making the same  
A separation membrane module having hollow fibers, wherein a plurality of hollow fibers are heated and melted to bond and thermally fuse the external surfaces of the hollow fibers with each other;...
7290667 Microfluidic sieve using intertwined, free-standing carbon nanotube mesh as active medium  
A microfluidic sieve having a substrate with a microfluidic channel, and a carbon nanotube mesh. The carbon nanotube mesh is formed from a plurality of intertwined free-standing carbon nanotubes...
7264725 Hollow fiber membrane contactor and method of making same  
The instant invention is a hollow fiber membrane contactor, and method of making same. The hollow fiber membrane contactor includes (1) a shell, said shell having a internal bonding surface, an...
7264716 Membrane filtration manifold system  
A membrane filtration manifold for connecting a filter submodule including one or more elongate bundles of semipermeable polymeric fibers is provided. The manifold includes a housing and connecting...
7258914 Porous membrane and method for manufacturing the same  
The object of the present invention is to provide a porous membrane having a high strength and excellent water permeability and rejection properties. The porous membrane of the present invention...
7258767 Solar dew tube  
The invention pertains to a device for the condensation of water from an aqueous liquid by using a temperature gradient, which device includes: (a) a vapor chamber that can be brought in...
7255788 Catchment header and membrane module unit  
A catchment header allowing a plurality of membrane modules to be connected thereto, having a tubular catchment part with a Young's modulus of 4.0 GPa or less for collecting and taking out...
7250108 Method for measuring the local hydraulic permeability of a sub-group of hollow fibre of a bundle of hollow fibres  
A method is provided for measuring the local hydraulic permeability, Lpi, of a sub-group of hollow fibres of a bundle of hollow fibres mounted in a tubular casing. The method comprises a step of...
7229580 Preparation of porous poly(aryl ether) articles and use thereof  
The preparation and use of novel porous poly(aryl ether) articles is disclosed. The porous articles are prepared from blends of poly(aryl ether) polymers with polyimides by selectively decomposing...
7226541 Membrane polymer compositions  
The invention relates to a terpolymer of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) monomer, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) monomer and hexafluoropropylene (HFP) monomer for forming an ultrafiltration or...
7223339 Hollow-fiber membrane module  
This invention provides an inexpensive hollow-fiber membrane module that can prevent diaphragms from peeling or coming off from the cylindrical casing. The invention includes a hollow-fiber...
7217364 Filtering device and a filtering device housing  
A filter device has a housing in the shape of a tubular section, with at least two chambers separated from one another by membranes, and with at least one connection for each flow chamber. The...
7211189 Separation column from chromatography, medium for solid phase extraction and sample injection system for chromatography  
A separation column for chromatography or a medium for solid phase extraction, which comprises a hollow capillary and a collected body packed in the hollow capillary and serving as a stationary...
7201860 Polyamide membrane with improved hydrolytic stability and method for production thereof  
The invention relates to a method for producing a hydrolytically stable polyamide membrane having an open-pored, microporous and sponge-like support-layer structure, using a process involving...
7195711 Specialized hollow fiber membranes for in-vivo plasmapheresis and ultrafiltration  
An in-vivo plasmapheresis and/or in-vivo ultrafiltration membrane comprises elongated hollow fibers each fiber having an interior lumen extending along the fiber length, the fiber wall having a...
7189321 Fluid treatment module having hollow membranes  
The invention relates to a hollow membrane ( 11 ) comprising two support layers arranged one above the other forming a space between them and a plurality of capillary tubes arranged between the...
7182894 Process for the preparation of free standing membranes  
The invention discloses a method for synthesizing hollow structured freestanding membrane having pore size of 2 to 200 nm which provides long-term stability that makes it viable for many practical...
7172075 Defect free composite membranes, method for producing said membranes and use of the same  
A defect free semipermeable composite membrane having outstanding integrity and high water permeability is provided. Said composite membrane comprises an inside support layer to provide sufficient...
7166212 Multicapillary column for chromatography and sample preparation  
A multicapillary column especially useful for liquid chromatography and sample preparation comprising a plurality of uniform capillaries coated with an insoluble stationary phase, wherein the...
7160463 Methods of minimizing the effect of integrity loss in hollow fibre membrane modules  
A method and apparatus for reducing the effect of integrity loss in a hollow fiber membrane module, said module including a plurality of hollow fiber membranes ( 5 ), at least one end of the fiber...
7160455 Hollow fiber membrane module  
A hollow fiber membrane module comprising a module housing, a hollow fiber membrane bundle comprising a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, at least one end portion of the bundle being fixed on...
7160454 Membrane filter for water treatment  
The invention relates to a membrane filter for water treatment, comprising a head piece including a permeate collecting chamber with a permeate outlet, and at least one fiber bundle made from...
7144505 Melt-spun polysulfone semipermeable membranes and methods for making the same  
The present invention provides, inter alia, a composition useful for producing a homogeneous, semipermeable membrane, the composition comprising a polysulfone semipermeable membrane, the...
7128861 Method for producing hollow yarn film  
In a method for producing hollow fiber membranes which comprises melt kneading a mixture comprising polyvinylidene fluoride and an organic liquid or a mixture comprising polyvinylidene fluoride, an...
7128837 Hollow fiber membrane module  
The present invention relates to hollow fiber membrane modules for use as “immersion modules” in filtration and/or dialysis methods, in particular whenever impairments due to fouling effects...
7122121 Advanced submerged membrane modules, systems and processes  
Advanced submerged membrane systems are provided. Said submerged membrane systems have multiple membrane modules comprising of strips of flat sheet membrane, bundles of self-support hollow fiber...
7108787 Modified hollow-fiber membrane  
A modified hollow-fiber membrane which has improved surface hydrophilicity without increasing the amount of components released therefrom, is less apt to interact with living-body components, does...
RE39294 Vertical skein of hollow fiber membranes and method of maintaining clean fiber surfaces while filtering a substrate to withdraw a permeate  
A vertical skein of “fibers”, opposed terminal portions of which are held in headers unconfined in a modular shell, is aerated with a gas-distribution means which produces a mass of bubbles...
7094348 Dialyzer and method for manufacturing the same  
A dialyzer in which a nearly cylindrical case is provided therein with a hollow fiber bundle made of a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, a blood flow path formed by lumens of the hollow fiber...
7087168 Hollow fiber membrane for purifying blood  
It is intended to provide a blood purification membrane having excellent performance and showing little elution of blood and little adhesion of blood proteins or platelets. The above object can be...
7083726 Hollow thread film cartridge, hollow thread film module using the cartridge, and tank type filter  
A hollow fiber membrane cartridge wherein a cartridge head and a bottom ring are connected and fixed to each other by means of a plurality of rods or pipes, the hollow portion at the end of each...
7077939 Method and apparatus for nanoparticle transport and detection  
According to one embodiment an apparatus includes a membrane and at least a portion of a nanotube imbedded within the membrane. The portion of the nanotube imbedded within the membrane provides a...
7070721 Method of making and using a hollow fiber microfiltration membrane  
A hollow fiber microfiltration (MF) membrane is provided. The casting solution used to make this membrane includes a fiber-forming polymer having a degree of polymerization greater than about 1000,...
7056458 Non-thrombogenic semipermeable membrane and method for making same  
The invention concerns a non-thrombogenic semipermeable membrane comprising a support semipermeable membrane and an anticoagulant suitable for treating blood and plasma by extracorporeal...