The invention relates to extracorporeal blood circuits, and components thereof (e.g., hollow fiber membranes, potted bundles, and blood tubing), including 0.005% to 10% (w/w) surface modifying macromolecule. The extracorporeal blood circuits have an antithrombogenic surface and can be used in hemofiltration, hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration, hemoconcentration, blood oxygenation, and related uses.

A potting material as for use in membrane separation modules maybe provided consisting of a tin alloy having a melting point of from 210 to 230 C., wherein the tin alloy consists, on a metals basis, of: from 95 to 97 wt. %; and from 3 to 5 wt. % of the combination of Silver (Ag) with at least one of Nickel (Ni), Copper (Cu), or Germanium (Ge).

The present invention provided a high temperature resistant epoxy resins for producing hollow fiber membrane modules for high temperature gas separation applications such as for natural gas upgrading and hydrogen purifications. This invention also relates to a hollow fiber membrane module comprising a bundle of multiple high performance hollow fiber membranes and a tube sheet formed by a high temperature resistant cured epoxy resin that is used to fix and bound said bundle of multiple high performance hollow fiber membranes. The invention also provides a process for separating at least one gas from a mixture of gases using the hollow fiber membrane modules comprising a bundle of multiple high performance hollow fiber membranes and a tube sheet formed by a high temperature resistant cured epoxy resin that is used to fix and bound said bundle of multiple high performance hollow fiber membranes.

In a method of fabricating high performance CMS membranes, in which a dual-layer hollow fiber precursor fiber membrane that contains a nano-particle-filler containing core layer is extruded, a sheath layer is co-extruded with the core layer so that at least a portion of the core layer is surrounded by the sheath layer. The nano-particle filler is defect sealed. The dual-layer hollow fiber precursor fiber and the sheath layer are pyrolysed. A CMS membrane includes a core layer, a sheath layer surrounding at least a portion of the core layer and a plurality of nanoparticles disposed in the core layer.

The present disclosure relates to a process and an apparatus for potting hollow fiber membranes in a diffusion and/or filtration device, e.g., an ultrafilter or a capillary dialyzer.

Provided is a polyurethane resin-forming composition for a membrane-sealing material, the polyurethane resin-forming composition contributing to formation of (1) a urethane resin that is excellent in moldability, has a suppressed elution amount of a low-molecular-weight reaction product, and has excellent appearance or (2) a urethane resin that has a low viscosity, is excellent in cast moldability, and has a reduced water elution amount of a low-molecular-weight reaction product and a reduced solvent elution amount of a molded product. The polyurethane resin-forming composition for a membrane-sealing material comprises: a polyisocyanate prepolymer (A) or an allophanate group-containing polyisocyanate prepolymer (A) comprising a reaction product of a diphenylmethane diisocyanate (a1-1) and/or a modified product of a diphenylmethane diisocyanate (a1-2), and an active hydrogen-containing compound (a2); and a castor oil polymerized polyol (b1) comprising a castor oil polymerization product.

A method for closing one side of a hollow fiber membrane including a lumen and a wall radially enveloping the lumen, wherein the wall includes an inner textile layer, wherein a portion of a low viscosity resin flows at least partially through a face of the hollow fiber membrane into an end portion of the hollow fiber membrane and closes the end portion with an outer free surface and is being cured by UV light. In order to reduce a propensity for blocking between the end portions of the hollow fiber membranes it is proposed that that the portion is fed in its entirety by positive pressure through the face into the end portion and cured after a time period of 5 seconds at the most, and that the portion is arranged exclusively within the hollow fiber membrane after curing.

A hollow fiber element for a separation membrane module, including a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, and a tube sheet which is formed of a cured product of an epoxy composition and fixes and adheres at least one of the ends of the hollow fiber membranes. The cured product has a breaking strength retention of 75% or higher as measured in the form of a 0.2 mm thick film, the breaking strength retention (%) is defined as B.sub.1/B.sub.0100, B.sub.1 is a breaking strength (MPa) measured at 23 C. after the film is immersed in ethanol at 130 C. for 120 hours; and B.sub.0 is a breaking strength (MPa) measured at 23 C. before immersion in ethanol.

A polyurethane-resin-forming composition including a polyisocyanate prepolymer (A) and a polyol (B) is disclosed. The polyisocyanate prepolymer (A) contains a reaction product of diphenylmethane diisocyanate (a1-1) and/or modified diphenylmethane diisocyanate (a1-2), and an active hydrogen-containing compound (a2), the polyol (B) includes a transesterification product (b1) of a castor oil-based polyol and a hydroxyl group-containing amine-based compound, a hydroxyl group-containing amine-based compound (b2), and a castor oil-based polyol (b3), a content of the transesterification product (b1) is 0.1 mass % or more and 10 mass % or less with respect to a total mass of the polyisocyanate prepolymer (A) and the polyol (B).