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COMPACT DIALYZER

  • US 3,746,175 A
  • Filed: 09/14/1971
  • Issued: 07/17/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/1971
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for the transfer or retention of substances in a first fluid to or from a second fluid through a tube or membrane wall comprising:

  • a plurality of tubes arranged in layers, each such layer consisting of a single row of parallel tubes, the axes of the parallel tubes of one layer being angularly disposed to the axes of the tubes in each adjacent layer and the axes of the tubes in alternate layers being parallel, said tubes being composed of a semipermeable material chosen in accordance with the substances in the first fluid which are desired to be transferred or retained;

    means for passing one of the two fluids through said tubes;

    means for passing the other of said fluids between each adjacent pair of said layers over the tubes of each said layer parallel to the plane of the layer; and

    means for sealing the passages for one fluid from the passages for the other fluid at the tube extremities to prevent intermingling of the two fluids.

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