Medicinal Applications of Activated Carbon Adsorption

Carbon in its various forms such as pyrolytic carbon, glassy carbon, carbon fiber, carbon fiber reinforced composites, and activated carbon has been a potential and important material in medical science and in medicinal applications. This is due to its properties such as good biocompatibiUty, nontoxicity, no immune reaction with the body, low density, chemical inertness, low coefficient of friction, elastic modulus similar to that of bone, and high adsorption capacity. Some of these applications of carbon materials have been discussed elsewhere and are beyond the scope of this book. In this section we shall look into some of the medicinal applications based on adsorption by active carbons. Adsorbent carbons in the form of charcoal and activated carbons have been in use for medicinal and health applications for centuries and have been listed in the pharmacopoeia as antidotes and intestinal adsorbents. 

Lavine and La Course and Sparks proposed placing a semipermeable membrane on the active carbon pellet surface. The thickness of the semipermeable membrane was about 50 nm, which ensured a good rate of diffusion of adsorbed 

Toxic Species Removal from Blood or Lymph Following Disease or Poisoning and Their Effects on Different Parts of the Body 

Substances Liver Kidney Exogenous Burns in of Salt Stored 

Removed Failure Failure Poisoning Oncology Exchange Blood 

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