Asahi Medical Co., Ltd.

Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Yotsuo Ono

Yoshifumi Sugimoto

Masanobu Yokogi

Koji Yagita

A hollow fiber membrane for the dialysis of blood is formed by melt-spinning a block copolymer which has a reduced viscosity of 1.5 to 4.0 and is comprised of 30 to 60% by weight of an aromatic polyester having a water absorption up to 1% by weight and 40 to 70% by weight of polyoxyethylene or its derivative having a number average molecular weight of 3000 to 20000.

Hollow fiber membrane formed from a block copolymer of aromatic

A hollow fiber of cuprammonium regenerated cellulose having an axially disposed cylindrical bore extending throughout the fiber length, said bore being filled with a gas. The hollow fiber exhibits an improved dialysis performance and ultrafiltration rate over the conventional hollow fiber. Such a hollow fiber can be produced by a process comprising (a) extruding a spinning dope through an annular orifice while simultaneously injecting a gas into the bore as it is formed, and (b) allowing the fiber extrudate to free fall in an air space and dive into a depth of from 2 to 20 mm below the surface of a coagulation bath only with a downward force gained during said free fall.

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Yotsuo Ono