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hollowfibre en · ADJ

Etymology

From hollow + fibre.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Based 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:
    • 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:
    • 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:

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hollowfibre en · NOUN

Etymology

From hollow + fibre.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Hollow (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:

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