Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
27 words
A blood-treating material comprising a lipopolysaccharide derived from cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria and immobilized by an insoluble carrier containing an amino group or a carboxyl group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
27 words
A blood-treating material comprising a lipopolysaccharide derived from cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria and immobilized by an insoluble carrier containing an amino group or a carboxyl group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The blood-treating material according to claim 1, wherein the content of the amino group or the carboxyl group is from about 0.1 to 5.0 meq/g of the insoluble carrier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The blood-treating material according to claim 1, wherein the insoluble carrier contains an amino group and a carboxyl group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The blood-treating material according to claim 1 wherein the insoluble carrier is comprised of aromatic polymeric material containing an aliphatic amino group or a carboxyl group as the substituent on the aromatic nucleus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The blood-treating material according to claim 1 wherein said material is in the form of a fiber or a film.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A blood-treating material according to claim 5, wherein said fiber is in the form of non-woven fabric,paper, woven fabric or knitted fabric.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The blood-treating material according to claim 1, wherein the amount of the immobilized lipopolysaccharide derived from cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria is at least 1 mg per square meter of the surface area of the blood-treating material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process for preparing a blood-treating material characterized by reacting a condensing agent with a mixture of lipopolysaccharide and an insoluble carrier having at least one group selected from the group consisting of a primary or secondary amino group or a carboxyl group.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process for preparing a blood-treating material characterized by reacting a condensing agent with a mixture of lipopolysaccharide and an insoluble carrier having at least one group selected from the group consisting of a primary or secondary amino group or a carboxyl group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 8, wherein said condensing agent is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl aminopropyl) carbodiimid, 1-cyclohexyl-3-(2-morpholinoethyl)-carbodiimide, 1-cyclohexyl-3-(2-morpholino-ethyl)-carbodiimide metho-p-toluenesulfonate N,N'-dicyclohexyl-carbodiimide and Woodward Reagent K.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process according to claim 8, wherein said insoluble carrier having carboxyl group is activated by at least one compound selected from the group consisting of N-hydroxysuccinimide, N-hydroxy-5-norbornene-2.3-dicarboximide and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole.