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Therapeutic apheresis instrumentation

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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 333 KB
Volume: 26
Category: Article
ISSN: 0733-2459
DOI: 10.1002/jca.20301

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Abstract

This article provides a concise overview of therapeutic apheresis medicine instrumentation. Three instrument modalities are discussed: (1) centrifugation‐based instruments, (2) extracorporeal photopheresis instruments (a subset of centrifugation‐based instruments), and (3) column‐based instruments. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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