Fabrication of an Anti-Biofouling Plasma-Filtration Membrane by an Electrospinning Process Using Photo-Cross-linkable Zwitterionic Phospholipid Polymers

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (23) ◽  
pp. 19591-19600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiae Seo ◽  
Ji-Hun Seo
Keyword(s):  
Electrospinning Process ◽  
Filtration Membrane ◽  
Plasma Filtration

TREATMENT OF SEVERE HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA THROUGH COUPLED PLASMA FILTRATION ADSORPTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 353-355
Author(s):  
Pierpaolo Dambruoso . ◽  
Nicola Cappellano . ◽  
Pasquale Raimondo .
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Filtration ◽  
Severe Hyperbilirubinemia

Effect of Solution Properties and Operating Parameters on Needleless Electrospinning of Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Nanofibers Loaded with Bovine Serum Albumin

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 913-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramprasath Ramakrishnan ◽  
Jolius Gimbun ◽  
Praveen Ramakrishnan ◽  
Balu Ranganathan ◽  
Samala Murali Mohan Reddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Salt Content ◽  
Electrospinning Process ◽  
Solution Viscosity ◽  
Operating Parameters ◽  
Solution Properties ◽  
Wire Electrode ◽  
Needleless Electrospinning

Background: This paper presents the effect of solution properties and operating parameters of polyethylene oxide (PEO) based nanofiber using a wire electrode-based needleless electrospinning. Methods: The feed solution was prepared using a PEO dissolved in water or a water-ethanol mixture. The PEO solution is blended with Bovine Serum Albumin protein (BSA) as a model drug to study the effect of the electrospinning process on the stability of the loaded protein. The polymer solution properties such as viscosity, surface tension, and conductivity were controlled by adjusting the solvent and salt content. The morphology and fiber size distribution of the nanofiber was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy. Results: The results show that the issue of a beaded nanofiber can be eliminated either by increasing the solution viscosity or by the addition of salt and ethanol to the PEO-water system. The addition of salt and solvent produced a high frequency of smaller fiber diameter ranging from 100 to 150 nm. The encapsulation of BSA in PEO nanofiber was characterized by three different spectroscopy techniques (i.e. circular dichroism, Fourier transform infrared, and fluorescence) and the results showed the BSA is well encapsulated in the PEO matrix with no changes in the protein structure. Conclusion: This work may serve as a useful guide for a drug delivery industry to process a nanofiber at a large and continuous scale with a blend of drugs in nanofiber using a wire electrode electrospinning.

Carbon nanotube-based electrocatalytic filtration membrane for continuous degradation of flow-through Bisphenol A

2021 ◽  
Vol 265 ◽  
pp. 118503
Author(s):  
Lei Zhao ◽  
Xinqi Zhang ◽  
Zhimeng Liu ◽  
Cheng Deng ◽  
Huimin Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Filtration Membrane ◽  
Flow Through

scholarly journals Designing Biodegradable and Active Multilayer System by Assembling an Electrospun Polycaprolactone Mat Containing Quercetin and Nanocellulose between Polylactic Acid Films

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1288
Author(s):  
Carol López de Dicastillo ◽  
Luan Garrido ◽  
Eliezer Velásquez ◽  
Adrián Rojas ◽  
Rafael Gavara
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Thermal Treatment ◽  
Polylactic Acid ◽  
Active Compound ◽  
Cellulose Nanocrystals ◽  
Barrier Properties ◽  
Electrospinning Process ◽  
Multilayer Systems ◽  
Innovative Strategy ◽  
Packaged Foods

The design of multilayer systems is an innovative strategy to improve physical properties of biodegradable polymers and introduce functionality to the materials through the incorporation of an active compound into some of these layers. In this work, a trilayer film based on a sandwich of electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) fibers (PCLé) containing quercetin (Q) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) between extruded polylactic acid (PLA) films was designed with the purpose of improving thermal and barrier properties and affording antioxidant activity to packaged foods. PCLé was successfully electrospun onto 70 µm-thick extruded PLA film followed by the assembling of a third 25 µm-thick commercial PLA film through hot pressing. Optical, morphological, thermal, and barrier properties were evaluated in order to study the effect of PCL layer and the addition of Q and CNC. Bilayer systems obtained after the electrospinning process of PCL onto PLA film were also evaluated. The release of quercetin from bi- and trilayer films to food simulants was also analyzed. Results evidenced that thermal treatment during thermo-compression melted PCL polymer and resulted in trilayer systems with barrier properties similar to single PLA film. Quercetin release from bi- and trilayer films followed a similar profile, but achieved highest value through the addition of CNC.

scholarly journals Biocompatibility studies of polyurethane electrospun membranes based on arginine as chain extender

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina Alejandra Venegas-Cervera ◽  
Andrés Iván Oliva ◽  
Alejandro Avila-Ortega ◽  
José Manuel Cervantes-Uc ◽  
Leydi Maribel Carrillo-Cocom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transforms ◽  
Cell Attachment ◽  
Human Fibroblasts ◽  
Gel Permeation Chromatography ◽  
Electrospinning Process ◽  
Chain Extender ◽  
Cellular Interaction ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Polyurethane Membranes ◽  
Electrospun Membranes

AbstractElectrospun polymers are an example of multi-functional biomaterials that improve the material-cellular interaction and aimed at enhancing wound healing. The main objective of this work is to fabricate electrospun polyurethane membranes using arginine as chain extender (PUUR) in order to test the fibroblasts affinity and adhesion on the material and the polymer toxicity. Polyurethane membranes were prepared in two steps: (i) the polyurethane synthesis, and ii) the electrospinning process. The membranes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, and differential scanning calorimetry techniques. The evaluation of PUUR as a scaffolding biomaterial for growing and developing of cells on the material was realized by LIVE/DEAD staining. The results show that the fluorescent surface area of human fibroblasts (hFB), was greater in control dense membranes made from Tecoflex than in electrospun and dense PUUR. From SEM analysis, the electrospun membranes show relatively uniform attachment of cells with a well-spread shape, while Tecoflex dense membranes show a non-proliferating round shape, which is attributed to the fiber’s structure in electrospun membranes. The cell morphology and the cell attachment assay results reveal the well spreading of hFB cells on the surface of electrospun PUUR membranes which indicates a good response related to cell adhesion.

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