Design and Optimization of Glomerular Membrane in Implantable Artificial Kidney

Authors

  • Ali Ostadfar Simon Fraser University
  • Andrew H. Rawicz Simon Fraser University

Abstract

In microfiltration of fluids, pore and its aspects like pore geometry, pore size ratio and pore edge shape play main roles. In this paper we calculate an optimized design of membrane to work as a glomerular membrane to filter formed element of blood like Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells and platelets from plasma in implantable artificial kidney. The focus of this paper is on pore design and hydrodynamics of plasma (Newtonian fluid after pore inlet) during hemofiltration with different pore longitudinal cross section and diffuser shapes.

Author Biographies

Ali Ostadfar, Simon Fraser University

School of Engineering Science

Andrew H. Rawicz, Simon Fraser University

School of Engineering Science

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Published

2010-06-15

How to Cite

[1]
A. Ostadfar and A. H. Rawicz, “Design and Optimization of Glomerular Membrane in Implantable Artificial Kidney”, CMBES Proc., vol. 33, no. 1, Jun. 2010.

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