**5. Conclusion and future perspectives**

Intensive research and development of cellulosic bead type adsorbents by sorbent-perfusion in blood purification have paved a path for the treatment of patients with autoimmune diseases, hyperlipidemia and inflammatory disorders. Animal experiments and clinical trials have proved that it is safe, efficient and cost effective. Therefore, it is highly potential to be used clinically on patients for upgrading the quality of their living standard and prolonging their survival rates.

## **Author details**

Shenqi Wang *College of Life Science and Technology & Advanced Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Center, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, P.R. China* 

Yaoting Yu *The Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, P.R. China* 
