Surface modification of polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous membranes with superior antibacterial and easy-cleaning properties through hydrophilic flexible spacers

2012 ◽  
Vol 417-418 ◽  
pp. 20-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Mei ◽  
Chen Yao ◽  
Kai Fan ◽  
Xinsong Li
2008 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai-Fu Che ◽  
Xiao-Jun Huang ◽  
Zhen-Gang Wang ◽  
Zhi-Kang Xu

Poly(acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid) (PANCAA) was synthesized and fabricated into nanofibrous membranes by an electrospinning technique. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that membranes composed of uniformly thin and smooth nanofibres were obtained under optimized processing parameters. Surface modification with chitosan on these nanofibrous membranes was accomplished by a coupling reaction between the carboxylic groups of PANCAA and the primary amino groups of chitosan. Fluorescent labelling, weight measurement, FT-IR/ATR spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to confirm the modification process and determine the immobilization degree of chitosan. Platelet adhesion experiments were further carried out to evaluate the hemocompatibility of the studied nanofibrous membranes. Preliminary results indicated that the immobilization of chitosan on the PANCAA nanofibrous membranes was favourable for platelet adhesion.


2012 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-232
Author(s):  
Junya Yokoyama ◽  
Toru Iwao ◽  
Motoshige Yumoto

2001 ◽  
Vol 121 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-377
Author(s):  
Tetsuji Yamanishi ◽  
Yoshihito Hara ◽  
Kingo Azuma ◽  
Etsuo Fujiwara ◽  
Mitsuyasu Yatsuzuka

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