There are many water quality characteristics which could influence the filterability of biologically treated effluent from Melbourne's Western Treatment Plant (WTP). Statistical correlation was used to identify the key water characteristics affecting the microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) filterability in terms of permeate volume of the treated effluent. The models developed showed t...

Oonishi, Tadahiro, Kanako Sakashita, and Nobuhiro Uyesaka. Regulation of red blood cell filterability by Ca21 influx and cAMP-mediated signaling pathways. Am. J. Physiol. 273 (Cell Physiol. 42): C1828–C1834, 1997.—To investigate the mechanism of the regulation of human red blood cell deformability, we examined the deformability under mechanical stress. Washed human red blood cells were rapidly ...

phase increases in plasma fibrinogen concentration and viscosity. In particular, however, we found that the filterability of both polymorphonuclear and mononuclear leucocytes is reduced in acute cerebral infarction. This may not only explain the reduced filterability of blood but also promote malperfusion of the microcirculation and infarction. Reduced filterability of leucocytes may be part of...

To investigate the mechanism of the regulation of human red blood cell deformability, we examined the deformability under mechanical stress. Washed human red blood cells were rapidly injected through a fine needle, and their filterability was measured using a nickel mesh filter. The decrease in filterability showed a V-shaped curve depending on the extracellular Ca2+ concentration; the maximum ...

Recently it has been hypothesized that leukocyte rheology could be a relevant variable of the microcirculation during cerebral ischemia. However, relatively few studies have been carried out on the rheologic behavior of leukocytes in vascular diseases. This study aimed at quantifying the filterability through Nuclepore filters (mean pore diameter 5 microns) of both leukocyte subpopulations and ...

An abnormal filterability of whole blood through micropore membranes in vitro has been reported in peripheral vascular disease and has been thought to indicate abnormal red cell deformability. Blood from 68 patients with symptomatic peripheral vascular disease of varying severity and from 32 age-matched controls without a history of peripheral vascular disease was studied by the technique of wh...

Comprehensive research to quantify the deformability of erythrocytes in diabetic animals and humans has been lacking. The objective of this study was to compare the impairment of erythrocyte deformability in diabetic rats and patients by use of the same rheologic method. Deformability was investigated in streptozotocininduced diabetic rats and diabetic patients, by using the highly sensitive an...

Because they can obstruct blood vessels and release noxious substances, white blood cells may contribute to the development of tissue ischaemia. The flow properties of white cells were tested after myocardial infarction, by measuring the filtration rates of cell suspensions through 8 microns pore filters. Compared with mononuclear cells from age matched controls, mononuclear cells from patients...

Turbidity measurements are inexpensive and can be performed rapidly and simply. Therc has bccn a necessity to develope a technique which could bc utiliscd with some degree of confidence to identify certain conditions rclatcd to potentially problcrnalic sugars. Nephelometric turbidity measurements were performed on a number of raw sugars and correlated with filterability dctcrmined routinely usi...

Membrane fouling is considered to be the most serious drawback in wastewater treatment when using membrane bioreactors (MBRs), leading to membrane permeability decrease and efficiency deterioration. This work aims to develop an integrated methodology for membrane fouling control, using powdered activated carbon (PAC), which will enhance the adsorption of soluble microbial products (SMP) and imp...