The present invention provides a polysulfone type hollow fiber membrane
which is reliable in safety and stability of performance and is easily
incorporated into a module, and thus can be suitably used in a highly
water permeable blood purifier for use in a therapy of chronic renal
failure.The present invention relates to a polysulfone type selectively
permeable hollow fiber membrane comprising a polysulfone type resin and a
hydrophilic polymer as main components, and characterized in that (A) the
content of the hydrophilic polymer in the uppermost layer of a surface of
the polysulfone type hollow fiber membrane on the blood-contacting side
is at least 1.1 times larger than the content of the hydrophilic polymer
in the proximate layer of the surface on the blood-contacting side, and
(B) the content of the hydrophilic polymer in the uppermost layer of the
other surface of the polysulfone type hollow fiber membrane, i.e., the
reverse side of the surface on the blood-contacting side, is at least 1.1
times larger than the content of the hydrophilic polymer in the uppermost
layer of the surface on the blood-contacting side.