hollowfibre

See also: hollow-fibre

English

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Etymology

hollow +‎ fibre

Adjective

hollowfibre (not comparable)

  1. Based on or pertaining to hollow fibers.
    • 1987, Processing, page 283:
      Following the commercialization of Monsanto's hollowfibre polysulphone membrane technology for the separation of CO and H2, DuPont has introduced a separation process on the basis of aromatic polyamide membranes.
    • 2010, Laurie Graham, Perfect Meringues, →ISBN:
      I needed a shower, a glass of OJ and a few hours under my hollowfibre duvet in a peach-free zone.
    • 2012, E.C. Beuvery, W.P. Zeijlemaker, J.B. Griffiths, Animal Cell Technology: Developments towards the 21st Century, →ISBN:
      Two different hollowfibre bioreactors (Tecnomouse and CellPharm I) were used for the production of a human monoclonal antibody for clinical use.
    • 2013, Tove A. Larsen, Kai M. Udert, Judit Lienert, Source Separation and Decentralization for Wastewater, →ISBN, page 368:
      The modules commonly used in decentralized applications include variants of flatsheet and hollowfibre/tubular configurations.

Noun

hollowfibre (countable and uncountable, plural hollowfibres)

  1. Hollow (tubular) semi-permeable fibers that are used for protein separation and cell culture.
    • 2003, Science & Culture - Volume 69, page 123:
      The immunoprotection of the cells grown within the hollowfibre is accomplished by the impeneirance of immunoglobulins and immunocompetent cells through the hollowfibre.

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