Cuprophane is a membrane made of
cellulose
Cellulose is an organic compound with the chemical formula, formula , a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of glycosidic bond, β(1→4) linked glucose, D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important s ...
, commonly used for
hemodialysis
Hemodialysis, American and British English spelling differences#ae and oe, also spelled haemodialysis, or simply ''"'dialysis'"'', is a process of filtering the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally. This type of Kidney dialys ...
. Cuprophane is a synthetic non-biocompatible membrane. It has been associated with
hemodialysis-associated amyloidosis.
References
Cellulose
Membrane technology
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