Abstract
This study investigated a range of phenolformaldehydeaniline based pyrolysed carbon matrices and their component materials, for their ability to adsorb a range of inflammatory cytokines crucial to the progression of sepsis. The efficiency of adsorption of the target molecules from human plasma was assessed and compared to that of Adsorba® 300C, a commercially available cellulose-coated activated charcoal. Results indicate that a number of the primary carbon/resin materials demonstrate efficient adsorption of the cytokines studied here (TNF, IL-6 and IL-8), comparable to other adsorbents under clinical investigation. Our findings also illustrate that these adsorbent capabilities are retained when the primary particles are combined to form a pyrolysed carbon matrix. This capability will enable the engineering of the carbon matrix porosity allowing a blend of carbonised particle combinations to be tailored for maximum adsorption of inflammatory cytokines. The present findings support further investigation of this carbon material as a combined carbon-based filtration/adsorbent device for direct blood purification.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5286-5291 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biomaterials |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 30 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- adsorption
- carbon
- cytokine
- extracorporeal circulation
- sepsis
- bioengineering