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 copolymer having sulfonic acid groups for adsorbing endotoxin, tumor necrosis factor-.alpha. (TNF-.alpha.), and/or interleukins. A method for adsorbing and removing endotoxin, TNF-.alpha., and/or interleukins, includes contacting an adsorbent with a fluid containing endotoxin, TNF-.alpha., and/or interleukin. In an adsorber for adsorbing endotoxin, TNF-.alpha., and/or interleukins, the adsorbent is charged in a vessel having an inlet and an outlet for fluid.