ADSORBENT FOR ENDOTOXIN, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-.ALPHA. OR INTERLEUKINS, PROCESS FOR ADSORBING AND REMOVING THE SAME, AND ADSORBER FOR THE SAME

摘要

An adsorbent includes styrene-divinylbenzene copolymerhaving sulfonic acid groups for adsorbing endotoxin, tumor necrosisfactor-.alpha. (TNF-.alpha.), and/or interleukins. A method for adsorbing andremoving endotoxin, TNF-.alpha., and/or interleukins, includes contacting anadsorbent with a fluid containing endotoxin, TNF-.alpha., and/or interleukin.In an adsorber for adsorbing endotoxin, TNF-.alpha., and/or interleukins, theadsorbent is charged in a vessel having an inlet and an outlet for fluid.