Method for removing cytokines from blood with surface immobilized polysaccharides

The present invention is directed to a method for removing cytokines and/or pathogens from blood or blood serum (blood) by contacting the blood with a solid, essentially non micro-porous substrate which has been surface treated with heparin, heparan sulfate and/or other molecules or chemical groups...

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Main Authors MCCREA KEITH R, WARD ROBERT S, ADOLFSSON LARS, LARM OLLE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.06.2014
Subjects
DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY
DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
SEPARATION
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The present invention is directed to a method for removing cytokines and/or pathogens from blood or blood serum (blood) by contacting the blood with a solid, essentially non micro-porous substrate which has been surface treated with heparin, heparan sulfate and/or other molecules or chemical groups (the adsorbent media or media) having a binding affinity for the cytokine or pathogen(s) to be removed (the adsorbates), and wherein the size of the interstitial channels within said media is balanced with the amount of media surface area and the surface concentration of binding sites on the media in order to provide adequate adsorptive capacity while also allowing relatively high flow rates of blood through the adsorbent media.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20100958355