Silicalite-poly(furfuryl alcohol) [PFA] composite membranes were prepared by solution casting of silicalite-furfuryl alcohol [FA] suspension on a porous polysulfone substrate and subsequent in situ polymerization of FA. X-ray diffraction, nitrogen sorption, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used to characterize silicalite nan...

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1 (IL-1 beta) are cytokines primarily produced by monocytes/macrophages when stimulated by endotoxin, complement-derived anaphylatoxins and the specific antigen. In the present study, the plasma levels of TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta were evaluated before and after hemodialysis with cuprophane membrane (in 9 patients) and hemodiafiltration (in 9 pati...