Effect of pH on Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) Solution to Polysulfone-based Membrane

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Nabilah Aminudin ◽  
Hatijah Basri ◽  
Muhammad Zaini Yunos ◽  
Zawati Harun ◽  
Goh Pei Sean
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Membrane Performance ◽  
Phase Inversion Technique ◽  
Decreasing Ph ◽  
Flat Sheet Membrane ◽  
Bsa Rejection

In this work, polysulfone (PSf) flat sheet membrane was prepared via phase inversion technique. The effects of polyethylene glycol (PEG) additive on membrane performance were observed and investigated. The membrane permeation was evaluated in terms of pure water flux (PWF) and solute rejection at different pHs (pH 3, pH 5, pH 7 and pH 9). Bovine serum albumin (BSA) solution was used to study the performance of the prepared membrane. Results showed that the increase of PEG concentration led to higher PWF. This is due to PEG role as a pore forming agent in casting solution. The PWF was found to increase up to 101.85 LMH at 5% PEG. However, the PWF decrease when the PEG concentration is increased up to 7% and 9%. Similarly, flux rate at different pH showed the same plot as PWF. At pH 9, the PWF is high compared to pH 3, pH 5 and pH 7. The BSA rejection data at pH 3 and pH 5 shows the high rejection compared to pH 7 and pH 9. No significant changes were observed when PEG concentration was increased. As a conclusion, the addition of PEG has improved the performance of membrane in terms of PWF at a certain percentage (with the highest was given at 5%) of PSf membrane. It is also evidenced that the % of BSA rejection increased with decreasing pH.

Fouling Characterization of Polysulfone-Grafted-Methyl Methacrylate Membrane

2013 ◽  
Vol 465-466 ◽  
pp. 819-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhamad Zaini Yunos ◽  
Zawati Harun ◽  
Hatijah Basri ◽  
Hariati Taib ◽  
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Methyl Methacrylate ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Optimum Time ◽  
Membrane Performance ◽  
Pure Water Flux

This study investigates the effects of different grafting time on the polysulfone grafted methyl methacrylate (PSf-g-MMA) membrane performance. PSf-g-MMA was successfully prepared via UV radiation method. Methyl methacrylate (MMA) and benzophenon (BP) were used as a monomer and initiator respectively. Membrane performances were measured based on permeation and rejection of bovine serum albumin (BSA). Degree of grafting was found to increase as grafting time increases and the optimum time was found at 100 minutes. The results revealed that the pure water flux and rejection were significantly improved with the addition of grafting time. The present of MMA also were found to improve fouling properties of the membrane.

scholarly journals Preparation, characterization and dyeing wastewater treatment of a new PVDF/PMMA five-bore UF membrane with β-cyclodextrin and additive combinations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaozheng Bian ◽  
Jianping Huang ◽  
Lin Qiu ◽  
Chunyan Ma ◽  
Danli Xi
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membrane ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Dyeing Wastewater

Abstract A new type of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) hollow fiber membrane (HFM) with five bores was prepared. The effects of Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), β-cyclodextrine (β-CD), Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) and Polysorbate 80 (Tween 80) and their combinations on the PVDF/PMMA five-bore HFMs were investigated. The performance and fouling characteristics of five-bore HFMs for dyeing wastewater treatment were evaluated. Results indicated that adding 5wt.% PVP could increase the porosity and water flux of the membrane but decrease the bovine serum albumin (BSA) rejection rate. Adding 5wt.% β-CD significantly improved the tensile and rejection of the HFMs without showing effect on the increase of water flux. The characteristic of the HFMs with different additives combinations proved that the mixture of 5wt.% PVP and 1wt.% β-CD obtained the best membrane performance, with a pure water flux of 427.9 L/ m2·h, a contact angle of 25°, and a rejection to bovine serum albumin (BSA) of 89.7%. The CODcr and UV254 removal rates of dyeing wastewater treatment were 61.10% and 50.41%, respectively. No breakage or leakage points were found after 120d operation showing the reliable mechanical properties. We set the operating flux to 55 L/m2·h and cross flow rate to 10% which can effectively control membrane fouling.

scholarly journals Fabrication and Assessment of ZnO Modified Polyethersulfone Membranes for Fouling Reduction of Bovine Serum Albumin

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tshepo Duncan Dipheko ◽  
Kgabo Philemon Matabola ◽  
Kate Kotlhao ◽  
Richard M. Moutloali ◽  
Michael Klink
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Zno Nanoparticles ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Composite Membranes ◽  
Optimal Performance ◽  
Fouling Resistance ◽  
Pure Water Flux

ZnO/PES composite membranes were fabricated by phase inversion method using DMAc as a solvent. The structure of ZnO was investigated using TEM, SEM, XRD, and TGA. TEM images of ZnO nanoparticles were well-defined, small, and spherically shaped with agglomerated nanoparticles particles of 50 nm. The SEM and XRD results were an indication that ZnO nanoparticles were present in the prepared ZnO/PES composites membranes. Contact angle measurements were used to investigate surface structures of the composite membranes. The amount of ZnO nanoparticles on PES membranes was varied to obtain the optimal performance of the composite membranes in terms of pure water flux, flux recovery, and fouling resistance using the protein bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a model organic foulant. The results showed that addition of ZnO to PES membranes improved the hydrophilicity, permeation, and fouling resistance properties of the membranes. Pure water flux increased from a low of 250 L/m2h for the neat membrane to a high of 410 L/m2h for the composite membranes. A high flux recovery of 80–94% was obtained for the composite membranes. The optimal performance of the composite membranes was obtained at 1.5 wt% of ZnO.

Comparative Study on Effect of PEG and PVP as Additives on Polysulfone (PSF) Membrane Structure and Performance

2013 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Nabilah Aminudin ◽  
Hatijah Basri ◽  
Zawati Harun ◽  
Muhamad Zaini Yunos ◽  
Goh Pei Sean
Keyword(s):  
Pure Water ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Bottom Layer ◽  
Asymmetric Structure ◽  
Membrane Morphology ◽  
Phase Inversion Technique ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Flat Sheet Membrane ◽  
Membrane Structure And Performance ◽  
Bsa Rejection

PSf flat sheet membrane was prepared via phase inversion technique with N-methyl-2-pyrroidone (NMP) as solvent. In this study polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polyvinylpyrollidone (PVP) were compared as additives at different composition (0.5 wt%, 1 wt%, 3 wt% and 5 wt%). The structure and morphology of the resulting membranes were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the membranes permeation were evaluated in terms of pure water flux (PWF) and solute rejection. Solution of bovine serum albumin (BSA) was used to study the performance of prepared membrane. The addition of the additives into the casting solution changed the structure of the resultant membranes, which was believed to be associated with the change the permeated of water. The results demonstrated that at the same additive content, PSf/PVP membranes had higher PWF at 0.5 wt% and and 5 wt% of additive while PSf/PEG at 1 wt% and 3 wt% of additive. The BSA rejection show no significant changes for PSf/PEG while PSf/PVP, BSA rejection decrease with increase the increasing the PVP. For PEG, additive from 0% to 5%, the PWF increased from 14.73 at to 101.85 LMH. While for PVP, the PWF increased from 21.13 to 177.61 LMH. The membrane morphology showed that all images showed the membranes were having asymmetric structure consisting of a dense top layer, a porous sublayer, and a small portion of sponge-like bottom layer. The top layer of the membrane consist of finger-like structure while at bottom layer  has macrovoid structure. With increasing the additive, the finger-like structure become longer to the bottom  and macrovoid become smaller. The study found that PEG gives the optimum performance based on the result of rejection and flux permeation.

Bradykinin-induced elevations of hydraulic conductivity display spatial and temporal variations in frog capillaries

1993 ◽  
Vol 264 (5) ◽  
pp. H1575-H1581 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Williams ◽  
V. H. Huxley
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Temporal Variations ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Microvascular Networks ◽  
Microvascular Network

Bradykinin, a vasodilator, increases permeability to macromolecules in postcapillary venules. Recent studies indicate that vasodilators elevate water flux from frog mesenteric capillaries. Thus we hypothesized that bradykinin would also increase transcapillary water flux. Arteriolar (ac), true (tc), and venular (vc) capillaries were identified within the microvascular network of frog mesentery. Each capillary was cannulated in situ and perfused with control (frog Ringer and 10 mg/ml bovine serum albumin) and then bradykinin test (10(-7) M) solutions. Hydraulic conductivity (Lp) increased across the network (1.8, 5.3, and 11.0 x 10(-7) cm.s-1.cmH2O-1 for ac, tc, and vc, respectively). Bradykinin test Lp normalized to control (LpBKN/LPC) was elevated threefold (n = 37). Lp for ac (n = 12) was elevated 3.5-fold and oscillated with time. Lp for tc (n = 13) increased fivefold within the first 5 min of exposure and then dropped. Lp for vc (n = 12) was not different from control. Location- and time-dependent responses of Lp indicate that capillaries forming microvascular networks have individual responses to bradykinin.

scholarly journals Hydrophilicity Enhancement of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Incorporated Polysulfone Ultrafiltration Membrane

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. S. M. Sabri ◽  
H. Hasbullah ◽  
N. Said ◽  
N. Ibrahim ◽  
R. M. Kasmani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Average Pore Size ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Metal Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Phase Inversion Technique ◽  
Pure Water Flux ◽  
Bsa Rejection

Hydrophilicity property of membrane is a crucial feature in preventing fouling by most organic components including proteins. In this work, two different metal oxide nanoparticles were selected and their effects on hydrophilicity of polysulfone (PSf) flat sheet membrane for ultrafiltration were investigated. Addition of copper oxide (CuO) and iron oxide (Fe2O3) of 0.25 wt% concentration in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) were also compared to a neat PSf membrane. The membranes were prepared via dry-wet phase inversion technique with 18 wt% of PSf with 5 wt% polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The physical and chemical properties of the prepared membranes were observed by contact angle measurements, porosity, average pore size and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The membranes permeation performance was also examined in term of pure water flux (PWF) and protein rejection by using bovine serum albumin (BSA) solution. Contact angle value of CuO/PSf obtained was 67.1° that was lower than the neat PSf membrane of 87.9° whereas 68.1° for Fe2O3/PSf indicating that metal oxides addition did enhance the membrane hydrophilicity with CuO was slightly better than Fe2O3. The reduction in contact angle ensured that the pure water flux through the membrane with metal oxide additive would improve as well. For CuO, the PWF increased to 159.3 Lm-2hr-1 from 81.3 Lm-2hr-1 of neat PSf, while Fe2O3 showed the PWF at 93.4 Lm-2hr-1. Morphological analyses displayed asymmetric membranes with narrow finger-like structure were formed in this study. A well-formed dense top layer indicated that the membrane would possess good BSA rejection property with 92% of rejection achieved by CuO/PSf membrane. The incorporation of nanoparticles with the membrane is proven to be an effective mean to increase the membrane hydrophilicity with improved water flux and BSA rejection.

The Effect of Polyethelene Glycol on The Performance of Polysulfone Membrane Blend with Silica From Rice Husk

2013 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Riduan Jamalludin ◽  
Zawati Harun ◽  
Hatijah Basri ◽  
Muhamad Zaini Yunos ◽  
Muhamad Fikri Shohur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Humic Acid ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Polysulfone Membrane ◽  
Membrane Performance ◽  
Membrane Characterization ◽  
Phase Inversion Technique ◽  
Pure Water Flux ◽  
Polyethelene Glycol

In the present work, the effect of rice husk silica (RHS) on the performance of polysulfone (PSf) blended with polyethylene glycol (PEG) membranes were investigated. The hybrid ultrafiltration membranes were prepared by phase inversion technique. The membrane performance was analyzed by using pure water flux, humic acid for the rejection test and followed by the membrane characterization. Results showed that PEG increased membrane pure water flux to 621.212 LMH and rejection humic acid at and 98%. The analysis of SEM revealed that PEG obviously changed the microstructure of the membrane especially at the top and sub layer.

Preparation and Characterization of Low MWCO PES/SPSF Blend Ultrafiltration Membrane

2012 ◽  
Vol 548 ◽  
pp. 87-90
Author(s):  
Qin Hou ◽  
Xiao Li Ding ◽  
Yu Zhong Zhang ◽  
Li Gang Lin ◽  
Hong Li
Keyword(s):  
Pure Water ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Coagulation Bath ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Membrane Performance ◽  
Phase Inversion Technique ◽  
Membrane Porosity ◽  
Pure Water Flux ◽  
Uf Membranes

The polyethersulfone/sulfonated polysolfone (PES/SPSF) blend ultrafiltration (UF) membranes with excellent performance were prepared by immersion phase inversion technique. The effects of degree of sulfonation (DS) of SPSF, PES/SPSF ratio, temperature of coagulation bath on the membrane porosity, pure water flux and rejection of PEG were investigated. The results show that the membrane performance with low molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) is excellent when the SPSF with 30% DS is added and the blending ratio of PES/SPSF is 4/1. The temperature of coagulation bath affects the structure of the membrane.

Improvement of an artificial test substrate technique for evaluation of em immunocytochemical labeling

1987 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 762-763
Author(s):  
G. D. Gagne ◽  
M. F. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Artificial Substrate ◽  
Chemical Fixation ◽  
As If

We recently described an artificial substrate system which could be used to optimize labeling parameters in EM immunocytochemistry (ICC). The system utilizes blocks of glutaraldehyde polymerized bovine serum albumin (BSA) into which an antigen is incorporated by a soaking procedure. The resulting antigen impregnated blocks can then be fixed and embedded as if they are pieces of tissue and the effects of fixation, embedding and other parameters on the ability of incorporated antigen to be immunocyto-chemically labeled can then be assessed. In developing this system further, we discovered that the BSA substrate can also be dried and then sectioned for immunolabeling with or without prior chemical fixation and without exposing the antigen to embedding reagents. The effects of fixation and embedding protocols can thus be evaluated separately.

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