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).

Year introduced: 1973

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Tree Number(s): E04.292.975, E05.196.454.807, G01.280.807, G02.263.807

MeSH Unique ID: D014462

Previous Indexing:

• Filtration (1970-1972)

See Also:

• Hemofiltration
• Micropore Filters

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