Antifouling ultrafiltration membrane composed of polyethersulfone and sulfobetaine copolymer

A new random copolymer was synthesized by reacting hydrophilic N,N-dimethyl-N-methacryloxyethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl) (DMMSA) with hydrophobic butyl methacrylate (BMA) through a conventional radical polymerization. The as-prepared sulfobetaine copolymer (DMMSA–BMA) was blended with polyethersulfone (PES) to fabricate antifouling ultrafiltration membrane for BSA separation. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of blend membranes revealed concentration of sulfobetaine groups at the membrane surfaces that endowed the membrane with higher hydrophilicity and better antifouling property. For the membrane with 8.0 wt% DMMSA–BMA copolymer concentration (No. 5), irreversible fouling has been considerably reduced and the flux recovery rate of the blend membrane reached as high as 82.8%. Furthermore, the blend membrane could effectively resist BSA fouling in a wide pH range from 4.0 to 8.0.     

MMA/MPC共聚物膜的制备及其抗凝血性能研究

采用自由基共聚制得了甲基丙烯酸甲酯与2-甲基丙烯酰氧基乙基磷酰胆碱(MPC)的共聚物, 在模板中将溶剂蒸发得到了共聚物膜. 用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)、凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)、元素分析仪(EA)、氢核磁共振(¹H NMR)及扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对共聚物及其膜的结构与形态进行了表征, 并测定了膜的溶胀度与表面的亲水性, 结合对牛血清蛋白(BSA)吸附研究结果表明: 共聚物膜的溶胀度随着MPC含量的增加而逐渐上升, 并且随着温度的升高而逐渐增大; 由动态接触角(DCA)结果可知共聚物膜表面的链段可随着环境的变化而发生重排, MPC链段向膜表面的迁移提高了膜表面的亲水性, 降低了对蛋白质的吸附. 并通过体外血小板粘附试验对膜材料的抗凝血性能进行了评价. 结果表明, 当共聚物膜中w(MPC)＝0.25时, 膜表面吸附的血小板数量明显减少, 共聚物膜表现出良好的抗凝血性能.     

PA-130/CA合金膜材料的研制及其性能

采用溶液共混和液-固相转变法(L-S)制备了用于高效液相色谱(HPLC)柱填料的共聚尼龙/醋酸纤维素共混物(PA-130/CA)。以小分子量化合物为探针分子,用HPLC数据表征了PA-130/CA合金膜材料的界面性能,并研究了其合金膜材料的相容性和热稳定性。结果表明:PA-130与CA有很好的相容性;该合金膜的热稳定性比纯CA膜的有所提高;质量比为30/70的PA-130/CA合金膜对不离解极性有机物的分离效率更高。     

Comparison of surface segregation and anticoagulant property in block copolymer blended evaporation and phase inversion membranes

In our recent study, an ABA amphiphilic triblock copolymer poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)‐b‐poly(methyl methacrylate)‐b‐poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP‐b‐PMMA‐b‐PVP) was synthesized and directly blended with polyethersulfone (PES) to prepare membranes. To further investigate the effects of surface energy and miscibility on the near‐surface composition profile of the membranes, evaporation membrane and phase inversion membrane of PES/PVP‐b‐PMMA‐b‐PVP were prepared by evaporating the solvent in a vacuum oven, and by a liquid–liquid phase separation technique, respectively. The surface composition and morphology of the membranes were investigated using XPS and tapping mode atomic force microscopy, and the surface segregations of the membranes were compared and discussed. For the evaporation membrane, PVP blocks were buried below the lower surface energy PMMA blocks and PES substrate at the airside surface. For the phase inversion membrane, however, the hydrophilicity of PVP blocks were the biggest driving force because of the high speed exchange between water and solvent, and present at the membrane surface. Thus, the modified PES membrane prepared by using phase inversion method has a layer of PVP block brushes on its surface and has the better anticoagulant property, which might improve the blood compatibility of the membrane and has potential to be used in blood purification. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of poly(ethylene glycol) 200 on the formation of a polyetherimide asymmetric membrane and its performance in aqueous solvent mixture permeation

To investigate the effect of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) 200 on membrane performance, asymmetric polyetherimide (PEI) membranes with a small pore size were prepared by dry/wet-phase inversion from the casting solution containing N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone as a solvent and poly(ethylene glycol) 200 as an additive. Our experiment revealed that the addition of PEG 200 has an influence on the casting solution properties, permeation properties, and resulting membrane structures. Moreover, a drying process also affects the formation of a dense skin layer. Increasing the amount of PEG 200 drastically improved the solute rejection rate. The drying process improved the rejection rate. We also observed the effect of the mixed solvent (water/ethanol) on permeation through the membranes with various pore sizes. In the case of the membrane with a dense skin layer, the solvent permeation showed relationships with solution viscosity, surface tension, and membrane-solvent interaction.     

Modification of polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes with phosphorylcholine copolymer can remarkably improve the antifouling and permeation properties

The synthesized phosphorylcholine copolymer composed of 2-methacryloyloxyethylphosphorylcholine (MPC) and n-butyl methacrylate (BMA), blended with polyethersulfone (PES), was used to fabricate antifouling ultrafiltration membranes. Water contact angle measurements confirmed that the hydrophilicity of the MPC-modified PES membranes was enhanced to certain extent. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis verified the substantial enrichment of MPC at the surface of the MPC-modified PES membranes. The adsorption experiments indicated that the adsorption amounts of bovine serum albumin (BSA) on the MPC-modified PES membranes were dramatically decreased in comparison with the control PES membrane. Ultrafiltration experiments were carried out to investigate the effect of MPC modification on the antifouling and permeation properties of the PES membranes, it was found that the rejection ratio of BSA was decreased, the flux recovery ratio was remarkably increased, and the degree of irreversible fouling decreased from 0.46 to 0.09. In addition, the MPC-modified PES membranes could run several cycles without substantial flux loss.     

Synthesis of amphiphilic tri-block copolymerpoly(vinylpyrrolidone)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(vinylpyrrolidone) for the modification of polyethersulfone membrane

Well-defined amphiphilic tri-block copolymer PVP-b-PMMA-b-PVP was prepared for the first time via successive reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer(RAFT) polymerization using carboxyl-terminated trithiocarbonate as the RAFT agent.The structure of the copolymer was characterized using FTIR,GPC and ~1H NMR.The block copolymer could be directly blended with polyethersulfone(PES) as a macromolecule additive using N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP) as the solvent to prepare membranes. The water contact angles for the modified membranes decreased obviously,and therefore,the protein adsorption amount on the membrane surface decreased.     

Fabrication of Hydrophilic and Sponge-like PVDF/Brush-like Copolymer Blend Membranes Using Triethylphosphate as Solvent简

Porous PVDF blend membranes with good hydrophilicity and a symmetric structure were prepared by the phase inversion method using amphiphilic brush-like copolymers, P（MMA-r-PEGMA）, as hydrophilic additive and triethylphosphate （TEP） as solvent. P（MMA-r-PEGMA） was synthesized by radical polymerization in TEP. Then the obtained amphiphilic copolymer solution was mixed with PVDF and TEP to prepare the dope solution. The effects of P（MMA-r-PEGMA） content and coagulation composition on membrane morphologies were investigated using scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The results demonstrated that, even blended with amphiphilic copolymers, a symmetric structure can be formed. Hollow fiber membranes with a mainly symmetric structure were also fabricated. The dry hollow fiber membranes showed good hydrophilicity, high flux and good rejection performance because of their hydrophilic surface and pores wall.     

Graft copolymerization of 2‐methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine to cellulose in homogeneous media using atom transfer radical polymerization for providing new hemocompatible coating materials

To develop new hemopurification systems based on cellulose membrane, we synthesized a graft copolymer of cellulose with poly(2‐methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (MPC) by a metal‐catalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization process in homogeneous media. First, cellulose was dissolved in a DMAc/LiCl solution system, and it reacted with 2‐bromoisobutyloyl bromide to produce macroinitiator (cell‐BiB). Then, MPC was polymerized to the cellulose backbone in a homogeneous DMSO/methanol mixture solution in the presence of cell‐BiB. Characterization with FT‐IR, NMR, and GPC measurements showed that there obtained a graft copolymer of cellulose backbone and poly(MPC) side chains (cell‐PMPC) with well‐defined structure, indicating a controlled/“living” radical polymerization. The proteins adsorption studies showed that cellulose membranes modified by the as‐prepared cell‐PMPC owns good protein adsorption resistance. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 3306–3313, 2008     

Chemical modification of poly(substituted-acetylene): II. Pervaporation of ethanol / water mixture through poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne) / poly(dimethylsiloxane) graft copolymer membrane

Poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne)/poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PTMSP/PDMS) graft copolymer was prepared to evaluate the permeation characteristic at pervaporation of aqueous ethanol solution through the graft copolymer membrane. For the preparation of PTMSP/PDMS graft copolymer, an improved synthetic procedure was released in this paper, which comprised a one-pot reaction of PTMSP in lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide followed by treatment with hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane and trimethylchlorosilane. PDMS content of the graft copolymer was controlled in the range 5–74 mol%. Very tough and thin membranes could be prepared from these copolymers having various PDMS content by the solvent casting method. The permselectivity of the membranes was investigated by pervaporation of ethanol/water mixture at 30°C. Preferential permeation of ethanol was observed for the membranes. It was also found that the selectivity of every copolymer membrane was higher than that of the PTMSP membrane. Moreover, the selectivity depended on the PDMS content of the graft copolymer. The separation factor and permeation rate assumed the maximum values at 12 mol% PDMS content. At the maximum point, 7 wt% aqueous ethanol solution was concentrated to about 70 wt% ethanol solution, and the separation factor and permeation rate were 28.3 and 2.45 × 10^?3g · m/m² · h, respectively. Such a high permselectivity for ethanol might be due to a delicate alteration of membrane structure, which was induced by the introduction of a short PDMS side chain into a PTMSP backbone.     

聚醚聚酯嵌段共聚物共混物表面组成的ESCA研究

<正> 关于生物医用材料的微多相分离结构和适宜的亲、疏水性同它血液相容性间关系的研究已有不少文献报道。由于材料在使用时真正同血液相接触的只是材料的表面部分,因此材料的表面组成、结构和性质对它的血液相容性就具有更为直接的关系。对聚醚     

含有二个聚醚软链段的聚醚聚酯嵌段共聚物的合成及其血液相容性的研究

 本文报道了一类新的具有二种聚醚软链段(PTMGT和PEGT)和一种聚酯硬链段(PET)的混合聚醚-聚酯嵌段共聚物(MPEE)的合成和它的血液相容性,并与具有相同软、硬链段比及相同软链段组成比(PTMGT/PEGT)的二种聚醚聚酯嵌段共聚物(PTMGT-PET和PEGT-PET)的共混物(BPEE)的性质进行了比较,结果表明:(1)聚醚聚酯嵌段共聚物的血液相容性可以通过引入亲水性好的PEGT组分而得到提高;(2)在多数的组成比下,共聚型的MPEE具有比共混型的BPEE优良的血液相容性;(3)特定的组成比:PTMGT/PEGT=60/40(mol),共混型的BPEE:(60/40)呈现最好的血液相容性以及最佳的力学性质。研究中发现材料的微相分离结构同血液相容性有关,细微的相分离结构可导致优良的血液相容性。     

含有二个聚醚软链段的聚醚聚酯嵌段共聚物的合成及其血液相容性的研究

本文报道了一类新的具有二种聚醚软链段(PTMGT和PEGT)和一种聚酯硬链段(PET)的混合聚醚-聚酯嵌段共聚物(MPEE)的合成和它的血液相容性,并与具有相同软、硬链段比及相同软链段组成比(PTMGT/PEGT)的二种聚醚聚酯嵌段共聚物(PTMGT-PET和PEGT-PET)的共混物(BPEE)的性质进行了比较,结果表明:(1)聚醚聚酯嵌段共聚物的血液相容性可以通过引入亲水性好的PEGT组分而得到提高;(2)在多数的组成比下,共聚型的MPEE具有比共混型的BPEE优良的血液相容性;(3)特定的组成比:PTMGT/PEGT=60/40(mol),共混型的BPEE:(60/40)呈现最好的血液相容性以及最佳的力学性质。研究中发现材料的微相分离结构同血液相容性有关,细微的相分离结构可导致优良的血液相容性。     

Factors influencing reverse osmosis rejection of inorganic solutes from aqueous solution

Reverse osmosis (RO) rejection is strongly influenced by the distribution of solute between the membrane and solvent phases. For this reason, we examined the partition coefficients of inorganic compounds between water and cellulose acetate (CA) membranes. Cation and anion partition coefficients were determined by independent analyses. Effects of fixed (negative) membrane charges on CA are clearly apparent at low solute concentrations. The mean cation/anion partition coefficients decrease with the product of the cation and anion valence, and increase with increasing ionic size. Un-ionized inorganic compounds, HgC1₂ and HAuC1₄, are strongly sorbed by CA membranes. All of these observations are consistent with electrostatic theory.Experimental membrane/water partition coefficients are influenced by temperature, pH, and ion-pairing. CA membranes exhibit swelling and shrinkage when exposed to certain aqueous solutions. Swelling and shrinkage influence solute partition and diffusion coefficients, the water content of the membranes, and their RO rejection.The present results provide a comprehensive experimental basis for understanding the mechanism of RO rejection by CA membranes. Moreover, these results can be used to predict RO behavior under a wide variety of experimental conditions. The potential use of reverse osmosis in a variety of wastewater applications is considered in some detail.     

Synthesis and biocompatibility of phosphoryl polymer and relationship between biocompatibility and water structure

A series of copolymers, poly(methylmethacrylate-co-2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine), with various compositions of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) were synthesized by radical copolymerization in a mixed solvent of ethanol and chloroform. The structures of the copolymers were confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance and elemental analysis. The properties and morphologies of the copolymers were characterized by differential scanning calorimeter, scanning electron microscopy, and optical microscope. The adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and the adhesion of platelet on the surfaces of the copolymer membrane significantly decreased with increasing the MPC composition. The copolymers containing MPC above 18% showed excellent biocompatibility. Moreover, the relationship between the water structure and the biocompatibility was illustrated by changing quantity of the MPC in copolymers. The result showed that the amount of free water affected the platelet compatibility of the copolymer.     

Maleic Anhydride Crosslinked Alginate-Chitosan Blend Membranes for Pervaporation of Ethylene Glycol-Water Mixtures

Calcium alginate-chitosan (CA/CS) blended membranes were prepared and crosslinked with maleic anhydride (MA) for the pervaporation (PV) separation of ethylene glycol (EG)/water mixtures at 30°C. The structure and properties of blend membranes were studied with the aid of FTIR, XRD, TGA, and SEM. The effect of experimental parameters such as feed composition, membrane thickness, and permeate pressure on separation performance of the MA crosslinked membranes were determined in terms of flux, selectivity, and pervaporation separation index. Sorption studies were carried out to evaluate the extent of interaction and degree of swelling of the blend membranes in pure, as well as in binary mixtures. The experimental results suggested that the crosslinked membrane (M-CA/CS) exhibited a good selectivity of 302 at a normalized flux of 0.38 kg.m^{? 2}.h^{? 1}.10 μ m at 30°C for 96.88 wt% EG aqueous solution.     

含氟丙烯酸酯共聚物防粘剂的制备及其表面性能研究

以甲基异丁基甲酮为溶剂,偶氮二异丁腈为引发剂,全氟烷基乙基丙烯酸酯、丙烯酸十八酯、丙烯酸丁酯和甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯为原料,溶液聚合制得了均一的含氟丙烯酸酯共聚物防粘剂,并研究了其表面性能。结果表明:全氟烷基乙基丙烯酸酯单体的加入显著降低了共聚物的表面能,提高了共聚物膜的硬度、耐水、耐碱、耐溶剂等性能。当加入ω(氟单体)为30%时,表面能降低至14.7 mN/m,低于有机硅类防粘剂的表面能,含氟丙烯酸酯共聚物膜与压敏胶的的剥离力较低,剩余粘附率为93.2%,该共聚物膜的防粘等综合性能最好。     

Mixed Polyether-Polyester Multiblock Copolymer and its Blood Compatibility

A new type of polyether-polyester block copolymer (MPEE) consisting of two components of polyethers (PTMGT and PEGT) as soft segment and one polyester (PET) as hard segment has been synthesized. It has also been investigated in comparison with blended polyether-polyester block copolymer (BPEE) consisting of the same composition ratio of hard and soft segments and both of the two polyethers (PTMG and PEG). It was found that 1) Improvement of blood compatibility of polyether-polyester block copolymer can be achieved by introducing the hydrophilic component PEG into it; 2) generally the blood compatibility of MPEE is better than that of BPEE; 3) at a specific molar ratio of PTMGT-PET to PEGT-PET (60/40), the blended copolymer (BPEE 60/40) shows the best blood compatibility, as well as the best mechanical properties. This might be related to smaller-size microphaseseparated structures. The relationship between blood compatibility and structure of the copolymer is discussed. Polyether-polyester block copolymer containing hydrophilic and hydrophobic components might be a useful material with antithrombogenicity.     

STUDY OF COMPOSITE MEMBRANE OF CELLULOSE ACETATE OR POLYVINYL ALCOHOL BLENDED WITH METHYLMETHACRYLATE-ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER FOR PERVAPORATION SEPARATION*

In this paper, methylmethacrylate-acrylic acid MMA-AA hydrophilic and hydrophobic copolymerswere prepared by copolymerization for preparing membrane materials. The composite membrane of celluloseacetate (CA) blended with MMA-AA hydrophobic copolymer was used for the separation of methanol frompentane-methanol mixture. When the methanol concentration was only 1 wt% ,the permeate flux stillmaintained at 350 g/m~2h and separation factor was as big as 800. The composite membrane of PVA(polyvinyl alcohol) blended with MMA-AA hydrophilic copolymer was used for the separation of ethanol-water mixture. The permeate flux was increased to 975 g/m~2h at 74℃ and the separation factor reached 3000at 25℃. The PVA/MMA-AA blended membrane surface modified by ammonia plasma was also investigatedfor separating ethanol-water mixture. Both permeate flux and separation factor of the membrane wasimproved. However, there was no obvious difference of plasma treatment time in the interval of 20～40 min.     

Successful Development of Biocompatible Polymers Designed by Natures Original Inspiration

Novel polymer biomaterials, which can be used in contact with blood, are prepared with strong inspiration from the surface structure of cell membranes. That is, the polymers with a phospholipid polar group in the side chain, 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) polymers were synthesized. The MPC polymers can inhibit surface-induced clot formation effectively, when they are in contact with blood even in the absence of an anticoagulant. This phenomenon was due to the reduction of plasma protein and suppression of denaturation of adsorbed proteins, that is the MPC polymers interact with blood components very mildly. As the molecular structure of the MPC polymer was easily designed by changing the monomer units and their composition, it could be applied to surface modification of artificial organs and biomedical devices for improving blood and tissue compatibility. Thus, the MPC polymers are useful polymer biomaterials for manufacturing high performance artificial organs and biomedical devices to provide safe medical treatments.