Abstract
Herein we describe the design and the assembly of temperature sensitive polysulfone (PS)/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) blend membranes using supercritical fluid technology. Blended membranes were prepared using the CO 2-assisted phase inversion method, and their pores were coated with two thermoresponsive hydrogels-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) and poly(N,N′-diethylacrylamide) (PDEAAm). Permeation experiments of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and lysozyme (LYS) solutions were used to evaluate the performance and temperature-responsive behavior of coated membranes. While membranes coated with PNIPAAm presented similar protein permeation profiles at temperatures below and above its lower critical solution temperature, PDEAAm coating imparted a temperature-responsive behavior to PS/PAN (90:10) membranes and selective permeation of proteins with different sizes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1381-1393 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Polymers For Advanced Technologies |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2012 |
Keywords
- Hydrogels
- Protein filtration
- Supercritical carbon dioxide
- Thermoresponsive membranes