%0 journal article
%@ 0391-3988
%A Seifert, B., Kostadinova, A., Albrecht, W., Groth, T., Altankov, G., Lendlein, A.

%D 2005
%J International Journal of Artificial Organs
%N 5
%P 511 

%T Membranes made of P(AN/AMPS) copolymers for hepatocyte cultivation in bioreactors
%U 
5 
%X Bioartificial liver devices require membranes to support the function and viability of hepatocytes as they are anchor-dependent cells. Membranes currently used in these devices were developed for blood-contacting systems, like hemodialysers or blood oxygenators, and show less than optimal performance in contact with hepatocytes. Tailor-made membranes of acrylonitrile copolymers with acrylamido-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS) were developed for application in a bioartificial liver bioreactor to overcome this bottle-neck.