Multipotentials of new asymmetric cellulose triacetate membrane for on-line hemodiafiltration both in postdilution and predilution

Table 1 Filters’ performance

	TDF-20PV	GDF-21	MFX-25 U eco	FIX-250S eco	FIX-250 U eco
Membrane material	PS	PEPA	PES	CTA	CTA
Membrane bore (μm)	210	210	200	200	200
Membrane thickness (μm)	40	30	40	25	25
Effective membrane area (m²)	2.0	2.1	2.5	2.5	2.5
UFR (mL/mmHg/hr)	72.2	64	91	90	99
SC
Alb	0.029 ≧	0.03	0.01	0.01	0.02
β₂-MG	0.90	0.87	0.91	0.93	1.05

PS Polysulfone, PES Polyethersulfone, UFR Ultrafiltration coefficient, Alb Albumin, PEPA Polyester polymer alloy, CTA Cellulose triacetate, SC Sieving coefficient, β₂-MG β₂-microglobulin

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