Ultrafiltration

Introduction: Ultrafiltration

Description of Ultrafiltration

Ultrafiltration: filtration through filters with minute pores; occurs naturally, as in the filtration of plasma at the capillary membrane, and is performed in the laboratory, especially to separate a substance in colloidal solution from its dispersion medium.
Source: CRISP

Ultrafiltration: The separation of particles from a suspension by passage through a filter with very fine pores. In ultrafiltration the separation is accomplished by convective transport; in DIALYSIS separation relies instead upon differential diffusion. Ultrafiltration occurs naturally and is a laboratory procedure. Artificial ultrafiltration of the blood is referred to as HEMOFILTRATION or HEMODIAFILTRATION (if combined with HEMODIALYSIS).
Source: MeSH 2007

Ultrafiltration: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Ultrafiltration:

• Filtration
• Semipermeable
• Membrane
• Filter
• Colloid
• Mixture

Terms associated with Ultrafiltration:

Related Topics

• Hemofiltration
• Micropore Filters

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Ultrafiltration:

• Hemofiltration

Source - MeSH 2007

• hollow fiber separation technique

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Ultrafiltration

• Extracorporeal Circulation
• Filtration

Source - MeSH 2007

• molecular sieving

Source - CRISP

The term Ultrafiltration can be used for:

• micropore filtration

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Ultrafiltration

The following list attempts to classify Ultrafiltration into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Extracorporeal Circulation
    • Ultrafiltration

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Investigative Techniques
  • Chemistry, Analytical
    • Filtration
      • Ultrafiltration

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Natural Sciences
  • Chemistry
    • Chemistry, Physical
      • Filtration
        • Ultrafiltration

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Natural Sciences
  • Physics
    • Biophysics
      • Filtration
        • Ultrafiltration

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