The invention relates to a membrane (1) for a
membrane contactor (2), which membrane is in the form of a hollow three-dimensional
tube structure located on both sides of a plane /
central plane (ME), in particular a hollow
tube structure which is mirror-symmetrical to the plane /
central plane and consists of branched tubes (3, 3´, 3´´, 3´´´, 3´´´´), preferably not exclusively planar branched tubes (3, 3´, 3´´, 3´´´, 3´´´´) having a plurality of branching planes (VE) in parallel with the plane /
central plane (ME) on both sides of the plane / central plane (ME), wherein the walls of the
tube structure are permeable to substances and / or permeable to energy, and wherein, in the region (B) of each branching plane (VE), each tube (3, 3´, 3´´, 3´´´) extending towards the plane / central plane (ME) branches into a plurality of tubes (3´, 3´´, 3´´´, 3´´´´) extending with respect to the plane / central plane (ME), and the tubes (3´´´´) extending from both sides of the plane / central plane (ME) from the corresponding last branching plane (VE) with respect to the plane / central plane (ME) merge into one another in the region (ÜB) of the plane / central plane (ME). The invention also relates to a
membrane contactor (2) having a membrane of this type, and to a method for producing a hollow membrane (1).