Patents Examined by Prebilic: Paul
  • Process for treating blood with polyimide carriers
    Patent number: 5356374
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating blood. The process involves separating the blood into plasma and cellular components. The plasma component is passed through a column containing a polyimide particulate carrier. The polyimide carrier contains immobilized proteins, such as protein A, bonded to its surface. The polyimide carrier can be used for removing or modifying a biochemically active substance in the blood plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: John J. Hogan, Alexander Kopatsis, Lorenzo F. Pelosi, Patrick T. Shannon