Preparation of ethylene vinylalcohol copolymer membranes suitable for ligand coupling in affinity separation

被引:56
作者
Avramescu, ME [1 ]
Sager, WFC [1 ]
Mulder, MHV [1 ]
Wessling, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Twente, Fac Chem Technol, Membrane Technol Grp, NL-7500 AE Enschede, Netherlands
关键词
EVAL; hydrophilic cellular-type membranes; affinity membranes; non-solvent additive; quaternary system;
D O I
10.1016/S0376-7388(02)00409-X
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
Hydrophilic microfiltration membranes with functional groups that can be used as coupling sites for ligands are of central interest in affinity separation, especially in view of biomedical applications. In this study, we employed ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVAL) to prepare macrovoid-free open cellular-type membranes with a high internal surface area and interconnectivity that can chemically be modified in aqueous and organic media. To tailor the required membrane morphology, we investigated the ternary water/DMSO/EVAL system and quaternary systems using a series of n-alcohols (n = 2-12) as non-solvent additives in the casting solution. Addition of solvent (DMSO) to the coagulation bath (water) performed in the ternary system to delay the onset of liquid-liquid demixing, resulted in structures dominated by solid-liquid demixing before macrovoid formation was completely suppressed. The symmetric particulate membranes obtained did not display the necessary mechanical strength. Addition of medium chain alcohols (n = 7-8) in the casting solution yielded macrovoid-free cellular membranes with a significantly higher pore interconnectivity and structural integrity upon drying. A model is proposed to understand the influence of the alcohol chain length and concentration on the membrane morphology. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:19
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