hollowfibre

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1. not comparableBased on or pertaining to hollow fibers.

   I needed a shower, a glass of OJ and a few hours under my hollowfibre duvet in a peach-free zone.

   2010, Laurie Graham, Perfect Meringues, →ISBN

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   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.

   1987, Processing, page 283

   Two different hollowfibre bioreactors (Tecnomouse and CellPharm I) were used for the production of a human monoclonal antibody for clinical use.

   2012, E.C. Beuvery, W.P. Zeijlemaker, J.B. Griffiths, Animal Cell Technology: Developments towards the 21st Century, →ISBN

   The modules commonly used in decentralized applications include variants of flatsheet and hollowfibre/tubular configurations.

   2013, Tove A. Larsen, Kai M. Udert, Judit Lienert, Source Separation and Decentralization for Wastewater, →ISBN, page 368

plural hollowfibres · alternative hollow-fibre · alternative hollowfiber · alternative hollow-fiber

1. countableuncountableHollow (tubular) semi-permeable fibers that are used for protein separation and cell culture.

   The immunoprotection of the cells grown within the hollowfibre is accomplished by the impeneirance of immunoglobulins and immunocompetent cells through the hollowfibre.

   2003, Science & Culture - Volume 69, page 123