Ultrafiltration/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Ultrafiltration.

The separation of particles from a suspension by passage through a filter with very fine pores. In ultrafiltration the separation is accomplished by convective transport.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Ultrafiltration (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.