Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical and Asahi Kasei Medical aim to be the world's leading manufacturers of medical devices utilizing blood purification technology. The R&D Division leverages the Asahi Kasei Group's longstanding core competence in organic high-polymer technologies to create innovations in medical and industrial filtration. Products include hemodialyzers (membrane filtration and adsorption columns), leukocyte reduction filters for blood transfusion products, and filters for selective removal of viruses during the manufacture of biotherapeutic products. Asahi's R&D seeks to develop new medical device systems for blood purification indispensable to today's advanced healthcare. All R&D staff in Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical and Asahi Kasei Medical are working together in pursuit of excellence not only in medical technology but in safety, convenience, and economy for ultimate customer satisfaction.
R&D focus of Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical and Asahi Kasei Medical:
- Application of polymer-processing technology of phase separation, melt spinning and drawing processing, and membrane production for continuous manufacture of high-quality hollow-fiber membranes made from polysulfone, polyorefin, polyacrylonitrile, cellulose, etc.
- Application of polymer surface modification technology to control interfacial responses of blood. Specific and selective separation of target substances from multicomponent fluids such as blood by adding features such as blood compatibility to the surfaces of hollow fibers, nonwoven fabric, and porous beads.
- Utilization of rheology for blood purification systems with excellent flow control.
- Development of systems optimizing onsite product performance in healthcare institutions, on biotherapeutic production lines, etc.
- Collection of scientific and ethical clinical data and applications for approval in individual countries so that medical devices can be used safely and effectively.
APS, REXEED, ViE, Plasmaflo, Rheofilter, Plasorba, Immusorba, PANFLO, Cellsorba, Sepacell, and Planova are trademarks of Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical Co.,Ltd./Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd.
