Flexible PANI-Polyethersulfone (PES) fibers were fabricated using the wet-spinning technique.PANI particles were uniformly distributed within the matrix and micropores formed by the phase separation of PES,which preve...Flexible PANI-Polyethersulfone (PES) fibers were fabricated using the wet-spinning technique.PANI particles were uniformly distributed within the matrix and micropores formed by the phase separation of PES,which prevented PANI particles aggregation and facilitated the formation of continuous ion transport channels.The experimental results reveals that the electrochemical performance of the fiber electrode material is optimal when the concentration of PES in the spinning solution is 15wt%.The assembled supercapacitor exhibits a commendable specific area capacitance of 162.75 mF·cm^(-2) at a current density of 0.5 mA·cm^(-2) and achieves an energy density of 14.47 mWh·cm^(-2) at a power density of 321.69 mW·cm^(-2).The capacitor retains 98.1% of its capacitance after 1 000 bending cycles.Therefore,the prepared fibers have good electrochemical properties and flexibility,and this simple and efficient preparation method is promising for the scalable production of flexible electrodes.展开更多
In the present study, polyethersulfone based nanohybrid membranes were effectively fabricated by incorporating graphene oxide(GO) and hydrotalcite(HT) nanosheets into the membrane structure. HT was prepared to overcom...In the present study, polyethersulfone based nanohybrid membranes were effectively fabricated by incorporating graphene oxide(GO) and hydrotalcite(HT) nanosheets into the membrane structure. HT was prepared to overcome the irreversible agglomeration behavior of GO at a high concentration which affects the performance of the membranes. In particular, the shedding of HT in formamide provides a two-dimensional nanosheet with a higher positive charge density to prevent the restacking of GO nanosheets. Here, exfoliated GO and HT with different combinations(1:1, 1:2 and 1:3) were infused in the membrane matrix to treat lead-acid battery effluent effectively. Finally, the hybrid membranes were characterized for hydrophilicity, mechanical strength and pure water flux. In combination with the superior properties of GO and HT, the prepared hybrid membranes can be used as effectively to improve the separation and permeation performance. The phase inversion process eliminated the leaching of nanoparticles from the membrane matrix. The reusability of the hybrid membrane was achieved using0.1 mol·L^(-1)NaOH solution and reused without significant reduction in lead removal efficiency. The cost analysis of the membrane was also estimated from the lab study. Therefore, the present study suggested the selective and sustainable treatment of lead from a real-life effluent.展开更多
Polyethersulfone(PES) is widely used as biomaterials due to its thermal stability,mechanical strength,and chemical inertness.Nevertheless,their blood compatibility is still not adequate for hemodialysis and blood puri...Polyethersulfone(PES) is widely used as biomaterials due to its thermal stability,mechanical strength,and chemical inertness.Nevertheless,their blood compatibility is still not adequate for hemodialysis and blood purification.In this study,the sulfonated polyethersulfone(SPES) was synthesized through an electrophilic substitution reaction,and PES/SPES blending membranes were prepared.The characterization of the SPES was studied by FTIR.The water adsorption and water contact angle experiments show that the hydrophilicity of PES/SPES blend membrane was improved as for the sulfonate group existing in the SPES.Moreover,PES/SPES blend membrane could effectively reduce bovine serum albumin adsorption and prolong the blood coagulation time compared with the PES membrane,thereby improving blood compatibility.展开更多
Hydrophilic modification is a promising method to inhibit fouling formation on ultrafiltration membrane.In this work,different mass concentrations(1%–16%)of hydrophilic polyvinylpyrrolidone were incorporated into pol...Hydrophilic modification is a promising method to inhibit fouling formation on ultrafiltration membrane.In this work,different mass concentrations(1%–16%)of hydrophilic polyvinylpyrrolidone were incorporated into polyethersulfone(PES)membranes fabricated by none-solvent induced phase separation.Then,polydopamine(PDA)coating on the surface of prepared membrane was carried out at pH 8.5.The morphology and structure,surface hydrophilicity,permeation flux,BSA rejection,antifouling and stability performances of PES and PDA/PES modified membranes were investigated in detail.The results indicated that PDA was successfully attached onto the membranes.Membrane hydrophilicity was evaluated by water contact angle measurement.The contact angles of modified membranes reduced remarkably,suggesting that the membrane hydrophilicities were significantly increased.The results of filtration tests,which were done by dead-end filtration of bovine serum albumin solution,showed that the properties of permeability and fouling resistance were obviously improved by PDA modification.When polyvinylpyrrolidone mass content reached 10%,flux recovery ratio of modified membrane was up to91.23%,and its BSA rejection were over 70%.The results of stability tests showed that the modified membranes had good mechanical stability and chemical stability.This facile fabrication procedure and outstanding performances suggested that the modified membranes had a potential in treating fouling.展开更多
Precluding the excessive lipoproteins from plasma rapidly and effectively is highly needed for biomedical detection and reducing plasma product scrap in blood donation stations.The current centrifugation procedure is ...Precluding the excessive lipoproteins from plasma rapidly and effectively is highly needed for biomedical detection and reducing plasma product scrap in blood donation stations.The current centrifugation procedure is high-cost and time-consuming.Herein,we fabricated an anionic microfiltration polyethersulfone(PES)membrane modified by interface swelling and implanting of acrylic acid(AA)for screening out large particle lipoprotein chylomicron(CM)and adsorbing cationic very low-density lipoproteins(VLDL).To improve the separation efficiency,a two-stage filtration through carboxylated polyethersulfone microfiltration membranes with the mean pore size of 0.45 and 0.22μm respectively were conducted.Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared technique(ATR-FTIR),water contact angle(WCA),Zeta potential and scanning electron microscope(SEM)were employed to characterize the modified membrane.To test the effectiveness of this membrane,plasma flux and concentration variation of plasma components were examined to study the purification effectiveness.Furthermore,the hemocompatibility of modified membranes was tested to confirm its practicability on bloodcontacting materials.The carboxylated polyethersulfone microfiltration membrane shows its promising potential application to purify chylous plasma.展开更多
The effect of hollow fiber module positions （ horizontal and vertical） on separation performance for PVA solution by using polyethersulfone （PES） hollow fiber ultrafiltration （UF） membrane with the molecular wei...The effect of hollow fiber module positions （ horizontal and vertical） on separation performance for PVA solution by using polyethersulfone （PES） hollow fiber ultrafiltration （UF） membrane with the molecular weight cut-off （MWCO） 30 000 has been discussed. Experimental results illustrated that the suitable operation conditions for PVA solution were as follows： trans-membrane pressure 2.1 bar, solution temperature 75℃ and feed velocity 0.32 m/s. Under these suitable operation conditions, the permeate flux is from 36.8 L/（m^2 ·h·bar） to 42.9 L/（m^2 ·h·bar） for the horizontal module and from 39.8 L/（m^2 ·h·bar） to 66.6 L/（m^2 ·h·bar） for the vertical module. Besides, the Separation performance of PES hollow fiber UF membrane was better by using vertical hollow fiber module than by using horizontal hollow fiber module. When the trans-membrane pressure increased from 1 bar to 2.1 bar, solution temperature from 50 ℃ to 75 ℃, feed solution velocity from 0.16 m/s to 0.32 m/s, the PVA rejection would increase from 95.8% to 99.7%, 95.4 96 to 98.6 %, 95.8 96 to 99.2 96 for horizontal module respectively, and from 98.8 96 to 99.8 %, 98.6 96 to 99.4 96, 98.5 96 to 99.4 96 for vertical module respectively. Therefore, PVA rejection in PES hollow fiber UF process was more than 98.5 96 for vertical module, and it is suitable for PVA recovery from wastewater.展开更多
Polyethersulfone membranes were prepared from quaternary systems containing N,N-dimethylacetamide （DMAc） as solvent, polyvinylpyrrolidone （PVP） as constant additive and acetic acid, acetone and water as variable a...Polyethersulfone membranes were prepared from quaternary systems containing N,N-dimethylacetamide （DMAc） as solvent, polyvinylpyrrolidone （PVP） as constant additive and acetic acid, acetone and water as variable additives. Phase inversion via immersion precipitation was employed for manufacturing of membranes. The prepared films were immersed in the mixture of pure water and 2-propanol （30/70 vol%） as the non-solvent. Acetic acid caused an increment in the flux at high polymer concentration （16 wt%） and a decline in the flux at low polymer concentrations （10 wt% and 13 wt%）. Acetone and water as the solvent in the casting solution declined the flux at any polymer concentration tested. The morphology and performance of the prepared membranes were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and separation experiments using milk as the feed.展开更多
A PES-PC （polyethersulfone-polycarbonate） multi block random copolymer was synthesized with two oligomers, polyethersulfone and polycarbonate. The effects of the copolymer, as a compatibilizer, on the morphology and...A PES-PC （polyethersulfone-polycarbonate） multi block random copolymer was synthesized with two oligomers, polyethersulfone and polycarbonate. The effects of the copolymer, as a compatibilizer, on the morphology and compatibility of the PES-PC blends were investigated. It was found that the addition of this copolymer to the PES-PC blends could improve their compatibility.展开更多
This study was performed to investigate the availability of forward osmosis(FO)for microalgae harvesting using sulfonated polyethersulfone(SPES)/PES porous membranes.In FO process,porous membranes(<25.0 L m^−2 h^−1...This study was performed to investigate the availability of forward osmosis(FO)for microalgae harvesting using sulfonated polyethersulfone(SPES)/PES porous membranes.In FO process,porous membranes(<25.0 L m^−2 h^−1)exhibited more superior water flux than TFC FO membranes(<2.6 L m^−2 h^−1).Furthermore,the incorporation of SPES has been demonstrated to enhance membrane performance.The effects of SPES content on pore structure and separation performance were investigated.Compared with pure PES porous membranes,porous membranes with 40%SPES yielded an improved hydrophilicity and greater porosity.It exhibited two times higher water fluxes than the pure PES porous membrane.For microalgae harvesting,AL-FS mode(active layer facing the feed solution)was more favourable than AL-DS mode(active layer facing the draw solution)because less deposited microalgae on the active layer mitigate the membrane biofouling.FO operation combined with SPES/PES porous membranes is conducive to preserving microalgae cell integrity under the mild condition.In addition,FO membrane can be cleaned by a simple water rinse.Potential implications were highlighted as a sustainable method for microalgae harvesting because of no pressure input and less chemical cleaning demand.展开更多
Polyethersulfone(PES)film with regular microporous structure was formed using dichloromethane as the solvent via water vapor induced phase separation(VIPS).The effects of solution concentration,atmospheric humidity an...Polyethersulfone(PES)film with regular microporous structure was formed using dichloromethane as the solvent via water vapor induced phase separation(VIPS).The effects of solution concentration,atmospheric humidity and temperature,as well as molecular weight of PES on the surface morphology of the polymer film were investigated.The surface morphology characterized by SEM showed that the pore size reduced as the solution concentration increased.There was an optimum range of relative humidity for the formation of regular pore structure, which was from 60%to 90%at concentration of 20 g·L-1 and 20°C.With the atmospheric temperature varied from 20 to 30°C,the pore became larger and the space between pores increased.The pore size in the PES film with low molecular weight was smaller than that with high molecular weight.展开更多
The dual-bath coagulation method was used for the preparation of PES membrane in this experiment. The main intent of this stndy was to assess the efforts of gelation conditions on the structures and properties. The d...The dual-bath coagulation method was used for the preparation of PES membrane in this experiment. The main intent of this stndy was to assess the efforts of gelation conditions on the structures and properties. The dense top layer as well as porous supporting layer can be made by duel-bath coagulation method simultaneous- ly. Different internal quench medium obtained different membrane with different structures. With the increase in time in the first coagulation bath, pure water flux decreased and the clearance rates of urea and creatinine both first increased then decreased and increased slightly in the end. With the temperature of the second coagtdation bath increasing, pure water flux increases and the clearance rates of urea and creatinine first increases then de- creases and increases a little at last. Higher DMSO concentration （wt/wt） in the second coagulation bath results in the increase of pure water flux and the decrease of urea ＆ creatinine clearance rates.展开更多
The transport performances of carbon dioxide and methane were studied in polyethersulfone, polyethersulfone/polyeterurethane(PES–ETPU) and polyethersulfone/polyestherurethane(PES–ESPU) blend membranes separately wit...The transport performances of carbon dioxide and methane were studied in polyethersulfone, polyethersulfone/polyeterurethane(PES–ETPU) and polyethersulfone/polyestherurethane(PES–ESPU) blend membranes separately with different compositions. The variations in the structural characteristics of PES membrane after incorporation of ESPU and ETPU were investigated by different techniques. Additionally, the effect of pressure and composition on the permeance of CO_2, CH_4 and ideal selectivity of CO_2/CH_4 were checked on the membranes.The results revealed that the morphology of the blend membranes was affected by two opposite factors: thermodynamic enhancement and kinetic hindrance. The membranes with denser sponge layers were formed at lower ratio of PU/PES, while more porous structure with enlarged macrovoids membranes were observed at higher PU content. The results indicated that adding PU to PES membrane, caused permeance improvement of the gases with nearly no change and/or reduction in ideal selectivity of CO_2/CH_4. Moreover, PES–ETPU membranes showed higher permeability and less CO_2/CH_4 selectivity in comparison with PES–ESPU samples. For PES–ESPU membrane containing 1.5% ESPU, CO_2 permeance at 10 bar was improved up to 20% with almost no change in CO_2/CH_4 selectivity with respect to PES. Finally, response surface methodology was used to evaluate the effects of the operating parameters on the permeance and ideal selectivity.展开更多
Hydrophilic polyethersulfone (PES) hollow fiber membranes were prepared via non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) by addition of polymeric additives as a membrane modifying agent. The effect of the addition of h...Hydrophilic polyethersulfone (PES) hollow fiber membranes were prepared via non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) by addition of polymeric additives as a membrane modifying agent. The effect of the addition of hydrophilic surfactant Pluronic F127, Polyivinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and Tetronic 1307 on the performance of the final PES hollow-fiber membrane was investigated. The morphology of fabricated hollow fiber membrane observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicated that all of membrane had a skin layer on the surface and finger like macrovoid structure inside the hollow fiber. The addition of 5 wt% polymeric surfactant on the polymer solution results in membrane with improved length and number of macrovoid structure. Sponge formation both near inner surface and near outer surface of hollow fiber membrane was another impact of addition of polymeric additives, which is led to decrease of water permeability of these membrane. Water contact angle measurement was performed to investigate the hydrophilicity property of resulted membrane. It is confirmed that the modified PES hollow fiber membranes had lower water contact angle than that of the original membrane, which indicate that the modified PES membrane with additives has high hydrophilic.展开更多
Objective： To observe the safety and efficacy of polyethersulfone membrane dialyzer used by chronic renal failure patients in clinical maintenance hemodialysis （MHD）. Methods： From January to February 2009, 36 pat...Objective： To observe the safety and efficacy of polyethersulfone membrane dialyzer used by chronic renal failure patients in clinical maintenance hemodialysis （MHD）. Methods： From January to February 2009, 36 patients were recruited from Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. The experiment was approved by the ethnical committee of Xinhua Hospital and under permissions fronl patients. All the patients were randomized into polyethersulfone group （PES, n=18） and polysulfone group （PS, n=18）. Hemodialysis was given by using Fresenius 4008S capacity-controlled dialyser and ultra-purified bicarbonate dialysate, more than 3.5 h each time, three times per-week, followed by heparin anticoagulation for a week, three times totally. Changes in blood urea nitrogen （BUN）, serum creatinine （Set）, phosphate （p2＋）, hemoglobin and albumin levels were determined for the efficacy and safety evahlation. Results： The serum BUN, Set and p2＋ concentrations significantly reduced after hemodialysis with different dialyzers, and the decrease amplitude of two groups was equivalent（P〉0.05）. The clearance rate of the serum BUN and Scr had no significant difference among two groups（P〉O.05）. The clearance rate （ml/min） of the sermn P^2＋ was 144.57 ±27.83 v.s. 117.15 ±22.77 in two groups. The clearance rate of the serum p^2＋ in PES group was more than that in PS group, and the difference was significant between two groups （P=0.0001）. It was indicated that PES and PS membrane could efficiently eliminate serum mieromolecule solute in MHD patients, so PES membrane excelled PS membrane in eliminating serum p2＋. The hemodialysis safety index, for example serum hemoglobin, albumin and blood pressure, had no significant difference between the two groups before and after hemodialysis （P〉0.05）. Conclusion： The efficacy and safety of the PES hollow fiber membrane dialyzer is equivalent to that of the imported PS membrane dialyzer in hemodialysis for MHD patients. The PES membrane excels PS membrane in eliminating sermn p^2＋.展开更多
Using the hydrogen-bonding interaction between graphene oxide（GO） and sulfonated polyethersulfone （SPES）, we constructed the multilayer structure of GO and SPES on the polyester tiber mats via layer-by-layer self-...Using the hydrogen-bonding interaction between graphene oxide（GO） and sulfonated polyethersulfone （SPES）, we constructed the multilayer structure of GO and SPES on the polyester tiber mats via layer-by-layer self-assembly. In each self-assembled layer, sulfonic acid groups are arranged along the a^s of fiber, which provides the long-range proton transmission channels, promoting the rapidly proton conduction. The performances of the composite membranes based on SPES and multilayer assembled polyester fiber mats were studied. The results show that the proton conductivity of composite membranes increases with the increasing assembly layers. At the same time, the mechanical properties and methanol-resistance of the composite membranes were obviously improved.展开更多
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 trithiocar...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.展开更多
The focus of this work is to control the structure of electrosprayed polymer microspheres and then study the effect of different structures on the microspheres＇ adsorption properties. Scanning electron microscopy （...The focus of this work is to control the structure of electrosprayed polymer microspheres and then study the effect of different structures on the microspheres＇ adsorption properties. Scanning electron microscopy （SEM） coupled with image analysis software was employed to evaluate the size distributions and the structure of microspheres. According to the observation and analysis results, two types of polyethersulfone （PES） porous microspheres （perfect sphere-shaped and collapsed） were prepared via electrospraying technology by adjusting the solvent and polymer molecular weight. The porous PES microspheres can remove bisphenol A （BPA） from its aqueous solution effectively. Compared with collapsed microspheres, the rough microspheres had much higher specific surface area and better mobility in the BPA aqueous solution, so it showed a better adsorption capacity than that of collapsed microspheres. The solvent evaporation rate and the occurrence rate of phase separation significantly affect the structure and morphology of microspheres.展开更多
In this work, we evaluate the properties of solution casted polysulfone （PSf）/sulfonated polyethersulfone （SPES） blend membranes prepared by non-solvent induced phase inversion technique. The morphologies of these...In this work, we evaluate the properties of solution casted polysulfone （PSf）/sulfonated polyethersulfone （SPES） blend membranes prepared by non-solvent induced phase inversion technique. The morphologies of these blend membranes, observed using scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and atomic force microscopy （AFM） imaging, indicated a smoother skin layer and an increased number of highly interconnected pores in the sub layer. The efficacy of the prepared membranes was evaluated in terms of porosity, ultrafiltration rate （UFR）, molecular weight cut-off （MWCO） and mean pore size. The hydrophilicity of these membranes was in consonance with contact angle values. It was observed that the selectivity and the UFR of the blend membranes were higher when compared to pristine membranes. Furthermore, these blend membranes demonstrated an increase in biocompatibility - prolonged blood clotting time, suppressed platelet adhesion, reduced protein adsorption and lower complement activation. These membranes were also investigated for uremic solute removal. Diffusive permeability of middle molecular weight cytochrome-c revealed an increase from 8 × 10 ^-4 cm·s ^-1 to 18 × 10^-4 cm· s^- and illustrates the possibility that these sulfonated PES/PSf blend membranes can be used to prepare membrane modules for hemodialysis applications.展开更多
Integrally skinned asymmetric gas separation membranes of polyethersulfone(PES)/polyurethane(PU) blend were prepared using supercritical CO_2(SC-CO_2) as a nonsolvent for the polymer solution. The membrane consisted o...Integrally skinned asymmetric gas separation membranes of polyethersulfone(PES)/polyurethane(PU) blend were prepared using supercritical CO_2(SC-CO_2) as a nonsolvent for the polymer solution. The membrane consisted of a dense and a porous layer, which were conjoined to separate CO_2 from CH_4. The FTIR, DSC, tensile and SEM tests were performed to study and characterize the membranes. The results revealed that an increase in SC-CO_2 temperature causes an increment in permeance and a decrease in membrane selectivity. Furthermore,by raising the pressure, both permeance and selectivity increased. The modified membrane with SC-CO_2 had much higher selectivity, about 5.5 times superior to the non-modified membrane. This higher selectivity performance compared to previous works was obtained by taking the advantages of both using partial miscible blend polymer due to the strong polar–polar interaction between PU PES and SC-CO_2 to fabricate the membrane. The response surface methodology(RSM) was applied to find the relationships between several explanatory variables and CO_2 and CH_4 permeance and CO_2/CH_4 selectivity as responses. Finally, the results were validated with the experimental data, which the model results were in good agreement with the available experimental data.展开更多
Bovine serum albumin （BSA）, a naturally occurring biopolymer, was regarded as a polymeric material to graft to an acrylic acid （AA）-N-vinyl pyrrolidone （NVP） copolymer to form a biomacromolecular hybrid polymer....Bovine serum albumin （BSA）, a naturally occurring biopolymer, was regarded as a polymeric material to graft to an acrylic acid （AA）-N-vinyl pyrrolidone （NVP） copolymer to form a biomacromolecular hybrid polymer. The hybrid polymer can be blended with polyethersulfone （PES） to increase the hydrophilicity of the PES membrane, which suggested that the hybrid polymer might have a wide application in the modification of biomaterials.展开更多
基金Funded by the Hubei Integrative Technology and Innovation Center for Advanced Fiberous Materials Open Fund (No.XC202425)。
文摘Flexible PANI-Polyethersulfone (PES) fibers were fabricated using the wet-spinning technique.PANI particles were uniformly distributed within the matrix and micropores formed by the phase separation of PES,which prevented PANI particles aggregation and facilitated the formation of continuous ion transport channels.The experimental results reveals that the electrochemical performance of the fiber electrode material is optimal when the concentration of PES in the spinning solution is 15wt%.The assembled supercapacitor exhibits a commendable specific area capacitance of 162.75 mF·cm^(-2) at a current density of 0.5 mA·cm^(-2) and achieves an energy density of 14.47 mWh·cm^(-2) at a power density of 321.69 mW·cm^(-2).The capacitor retains 98.1% of its capacitance after 1 000 bending cycles.Therefore,the prepared fibers have good electrochemical properties and flexibility,and this simple and efficient preparation method is promising for the scalable production of flexible electrodes.
文摘In the present study, polyethersulfone based nanohybrid membranes were effectively fabricated by incorporating graphene oxide(GO) and hydrotalcite(HT) nanosheets into the membrane structure. HT was prepared to overcome the irreversible agglomeration behavior of GO at a high concentration which affects the performance of the membranes. In particular, the shedding of HT in formamide provides a two-dimensional nanosheet with a higher positive charge density to prevent the restacking of GO nanosheets. Here, exfoliated GO and HT with different combinations(1:1, 1:2 and 1:3) were infused in the membrane matrix to treat lead-acid battery effluent effectively. Finally, the hybrid membranes were characterized for hydrophilicity, mechanical strength and pure water flux. In combination with the superior properties of GO and HT, the prepared hybrid membranes can be used as effectively to improve the separation and permeation performance. The phase inversion process eliminated the leaching of nanoparticles from the membrane matrix. The reusability of the hybrid membrane was achieved using0.1 mol·L^(-1)NaOH solution and reused without significant reduction in lead removal efficiency. The cost analysis of the membrane was also estimated from the lab study. Therefore, the present study suggested the selective and sustainable treatment of lead from a real-life effluent.
基金Supported by the Special Fund for International Cooperation Projects of China (2005DFA50160)
文摘Polyethersulfone(PES) is widely used as biomaterials due to its thermal stability,mechanical strength,and chemical inertness.Nevertheless,their blood compatibility is still not adequate for hemodialysis and blood purification.In this study,the sulfonated polyethersulfone(SPES) was synthesized through an electrophilic substitution reaction,and PES/SPES blending membranes were prepared.The characterization of the SPES was studied by FTIR.The water adsorption and water contact angle experiments show that the hydrophilicity of PES/SPES blend membrane was improved as for the sulfonate group existing in the SPES.Moreover,PES/SPES blend membrane could effectively reduce bovine serum albumin adsorption and prolong the blood coagulation time compared with the PES membrane,thereby improving blood compatibility.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51573041,21776067)the Demonstration Base Project of University-Enterprise Cooperation of Hunan Province(No.145812)。
文摘Hydrophilic modification is a promising method to inhibit fouling formation on ultrafiltration membrane.In this work,different mass concentrations(1%–16%)of hydrophilic polyvinylpyrrolidone were incorporated into polyethersulfone(PES)membranes fabricated by none-solvent induced phase separation.Then,polydopamine(PDA)coating on the surface of prepared membrane was carried out at pH 8.5.The morphology and structure,surface hydrophilicity,permeation flux,BSA rejection,antifouling and stability performances of PES and PDA/PES modified membranes were investigated in detail.The results indicated that PDA was successfully attached onto the membranes.Membrane hydrophilicity was evaluated by water contact angle measurement.The contact angles of modified membranes reduced remarkably,suggesting that the membrane hydrophilicities were significantly increased.The results of filtration tests,which were done by dead-end filtration of bovine serum albumin solution,showed that the properties of permeability and fouling resistance were obviously improved by PDA modification.When polyvinylpyrrolidone mass content reached 10%,flux recovery ratio of modified membrane was up to91.23%,and its BSA rejection were over 70%.The results of stability tests showed that the modified membranes had good mechanical stability and chemical stability.This facile fabrication procedure and outstanding performances suggested that the modified membranes had a potential in treating fouling.
基金financially supported by Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo City(2018A610026)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China for Distinguished Young Scholars(LR20E030002)+1 种基金Ten thousand plan-high level talents special support plan of Zhejiang province,China(ZJWR0108020)Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Science(2014258)。
文摘Precluding the excessive lipoproteins from plasma rapidly and effectively is highly needed for biomedical detection and reducing plasma product scrap in blood donation stations.The current centrifugation procedure is high-cost and time-consuming.Herein,we fabricated an anionic microfiltration polyethersulfone(PES)membrane modified by interface swelling and implanting of acrylic acid(AA)for screening out large particle lipoprotein chylomicron(CM)and adsorbing cationic very low-density lipoproteins(VLDL).To improve the separation efficiency,a two-stage filtration through carboxylated polyethersulfone microfiltration membranes with the mean pore size of 0.45 and 0.22μm respectively were conducted.Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared technique(ATR-FTIR),water contact angle(WCA),Zeta potential and scanning electron microscope(SEM)were employed to characterize the modified membrane.To test the effectiveness of this membrane,plasma flux and concentration variation of plasma components were examined to study the purification effectiveness.Furthermore,the hemocompatibility of modified membranes was tested to confirm its practicability on bloodcontacting materials.The carboxylated polyethersulfone microfiltration membrane shows its promising potential application to purify chylous plasma.
文摘The effect of hollow fiber module positions （ horizontal and vertical） on separation performance for PVA solution by using polyethersulfone （PES） hollow fiber ultrafiltration （UF） membrane with the molecular weight cut-off （MWCO） 30 000 has been discussed. Experimental results illustrated that the suitable operation conditions for PVA solution were as follows： trans-membrane pressure 2.1 bar, solution temperature 75℃ and feed velocity 0.32 m/s. Under these suitable operation conditions, the permeate flux is from 36.8 L/（m^2 ·h·bar） to 42.9 L/（m^2 ·h·bar） for the horizontal module and from 39.8 L/（m^2 ·h·bar） to 66.6 L/（m^2 ·h·bar） for the vertical module. Besides, the Separation performance of PES hollow fiber UF membrane was better by using vertical hollow fiber module than by using horizontal hollow fiber module. When the trans-membrane pressure increased from 1 bar to 2.1 bar, solution temperature from 50 ℃ to 75 ℃, feed solution velocity from 0.16 m/s to 0.32 m/s, the PVA rejection would increase from 95.8% to 99.7%, 95.4 96 to 98.6 %, 95.8 96 to 99.2 96 for horizontal module respectively, and from 98.8 96 to 99.8 %, 98.6 96 to 99.4 96, 98.5 96 to 99.4 96 for vertical module respectively. Therefore, PVA rejection in PES hollow fiber UF process was more than 98.5 96 for vertical module, and it is suitable for PVA recovery from wastewater.
文摘Polyethersulfone membranes were prepared from quaternary systems containing N,N-dimethylacetamide （DMAc） as solvent, polyvinylpyrrolidone （PVP） as constant additive and acetic acid, acetone and water as variable additives. Phase inversion via immersion precipitation was employed for manufacturing of membranes. The prepared films were immersed in the mixture of pure water and 2-propanol （30/70 vol%） as the non-solvent. Acetic acid caused an increment in the flux at high polymer concentration （16 wt%） and a decline in the flux at low polymer concentrations （10 wt% and 13 wt%）. Acetone and water as the solvent in the casting solution declined the flux at any polymer concentration tested. The morphology and performance of the prepared membranes were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and separation experiments using milk as the feed.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50203004).
文摘A PES-PC （polyethersulfone-polycarbonate） multi block random copolymer was synthesized with two oligomers, polyethersulfone and polycarbonate. The effects of the copolymer, as a compatibilizer, on the morphology and compatibility of the PES-PC blends were investigated. It was found that the addition of this copolymer to the PES-PC blends could improve their compatibility.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21576250)the Key Research Project of Shandong Province(No.2018CXGC 1003),and the Young Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province.
文摘This study was performed to investigate the availability of forward osmosis(FO)for microalgae harvesting using sulfonated polyethersulfone(SPES)/PES porous membranes.In FO process,porous membranes(<25.0 L m^−2 h^−1)exhibited more superior water flux than TFC FO membranes(<2.6 L m^−2 h^−1).Furthermore,the incorporation of SPES has been demonstrated to enhance membrane performance.The effects of SPES content on pore structure and separation performance were investigated.Compared with pure PES porous membranes,porous membranes with 40%SPES yielded an improved hydrophilicity and greater porosity.It exhibited two times higher water fluxes than the pure PES porous membrane.For microalgae harvesting,AL-FS mode(active layer facing the feed solution)was more favourable than AL-DS mode(active layer facing the draw solution)because less deposited microalgae on the active layer mitigate the membrane biofouling.FO operation combined with SPES/PES porous membranes is conducive to preserving microalgae cell integrity under the mild condition.In addition,FO membrane can be cleaned by a simple water rinse.Potential implications were highlighted as a sustainable method for microalgae harvesting because of no pressure input and less chemical cleaning demand.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （20676015, 20806009）, and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China （20070007055）.
文摘Polyethersulfone(PES)film with regular microporous structure was formed using dichloromethane as the solvent via water vapor induced phase separation(VIPS).The effects of solution concentration,atmospheric humidity and temperature,as well as molecular weight of PES on the surface morphology of the polymer film were investigated.The surface morphology characterized by SEM showed that the pore size reduced as the solution concentration increased.There was an optimum range of relative humidity for the formation of regular pore structure, which was from 60%to 90%at concentration of 20 g·L-1 and 20°C.With the atmospheric temperature varied from 20 to 30°C,the pore became larger and the space between pores increased.The pore size in the PES film with low molecular weight was smaller than that with high molecular weight.
文摘The dual-bath coagulation method was used for the preparation of PES membrane in this experiment. The main intent of this stndy was to assess the efforts of gelation conditions on the structures and properties. The dense top layer as well as porous supporting layer can be made by duel-bath coagulation method simultaneous- ly. Different internal quench medium obtained different membrane with different structures. With the increase in time in the first coagulation bath, pure water flux decreased and the clearance rates of urea and creatinine both first increased then decreased and increased slightly in the end. With the temperature of the second coagtdation bath increasing, pure water flux increases and the clearance rates of urea and creatinine first increases then de- creases and increases a little at last. Higher DMSO concentration （wt/wt） in the second coagulation bath results in the increase of pure water flux and the decrease of urea ＆ creatinine clearance rates.
文摘The transport performances of carbon dioxide and methane were studied in polyethersulfone, polyethersulfone/polyeterurethane(PES–ETPU) and polyethersulfone/polyestherurethane(PES–ESPU) blend membranes separately with different compositions. The variations in the structural characteristics of PES membrane after incorporation of ESPU and ETPU were investigated by different techniques. Additionally, the effect of pressure and composition on the permeance of CO_2, CH_4 and ideal selectivity of CO_2/CH_4 were checked on the membranes.The results revealed that the morphology of the blend membranes was affected by two opposite factors: thermodynamic enhancement and kinetic hindrance. The membranes with denser sponge layers were formed at lower ratio of PU/PES, while more porous structure with enlarged macrovoids membranes were observed at higher PU content. The results indicated that adding PU to PES membrane, caused permeance improvement of the gases with nearly no change and/or reduction in ideal selectivity of CO_2/CH_4. Moreover, PES–ETPU membranes showed higher permeability and less CO_2/CH_4 selectivity in comparison with PES–ESPU samples. For PES–ESPU membrane containing 1.5% ESPU, CO_2 permeance at 10 bar was improved up to 20% with almost no change in CO_2/CH_4 selectivity with respect to PES. Finally, response surface methodology was used to evaluate the effects of the operating parameters on the permeance and ideal selectivity.
文摘Hydrophilic polyethersulfone (PES) hollow fiber membranes were prepared via non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) by addition of polymeric additives as a membrane modifying agent. The effect of the addition of hydrophilic surfactant Pluronic F127, Polyivinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and Tetronic 1307 on the performance of the final PES hollow-fiber membrane was investigated. The morphology of fabricated hollow fiber membrane observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicated that all of membrane had a skin layer on the surface and finger like macrovoid structure inside the hollow fiber. The addition of 5 wt% polymeric surfactant on the polymer solution results in membrane with improved length and number of macrovoid structure. Sponge formation both near inner surface and near outer surface of hollow fiber membrane was another impact of addition of polymeric additives, which is led to decrease of water permeability of these membrane. Water contact angle measurement was performed to investigate the hydrophilicity property of resulted membrane. It is confirmed that the modified PES hollow fiber membranes had lower water contact angle than that of the original membrane, which indicate that the modified PES membrane with additives has high hydrophilic.
文摘Objective： To observe the safety and efficacy of polyethersulfone membrane dialyzer used by chronic renal failure patients in clinical maintenance hemodialysis （MHD）. Methods： From January to February 2009, 36 patients were recruited from Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. The experiment was approved by the ethnical committee of Xinhua Hospital and under permissions fronl patients. All the patients were randomized into polyethersulfone group （PES, n=18） and polysulfone group （PS, n=18）. Hemodialysis was given by using Fresenius 4008S capacity-controlled dialyser and ultra-purified bicarbonate dialysate, more than 3.5 h each time, three times per-week, followed by heparin anticoagulation for a week, three times totally. Changes in blood urea nitrogen （BUN）, serum creatinine （Set）, phosphate （p2＋）, hemoglobin and albumin levels were determined for the efficacy and safety evahlation. Results： The serum BUN, Set and p2＋ concentrations significantly reduced after hemodialysis with different dialyzers, and the decrease amplitude of two groups was equivalent（P〉0.05）. The clearance rate of the serum BUN and Scr had no significant difference among two groups（P〉O.05）. The clearance rate （ml/min） of the sermn P^2＋ was 144.57 ±27.83 v.s. 117.15 ±22.77 in two groups. The clearance rate of the serum p^2＋ in PES group was more than that in PS group, and the difference was significant between two groups （P=0.0001）. It was indicated that PES and PS membrane could efficiently eliminate serum mieromolecule solute in MHD patients, so PES membrane excelled PS membrane in eliminating serum p2＋. The hemodialysis safety index, for example serum hemoglobin, albumin and blood pressure, had no significant difference between the two groups before and after hemodialysis （P〉0.05）. Conclusion： The efficacy and safety of the PES hollow fiber membrane dialyzer is equivalent to that of the imported PS membrane dialyzer in hemodialysis for MHD patients. The PES membrane excels PS membrane in eliminating sermn p^2＋.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China（No.21574017）.
文摘Using the hydrogen-bonding interaction between graphene oxide（GO） and sulfonated polyethersulfone （SPES）, we constructed the multilayer structure of GO and SPES on the polyester tiber mats via layer-by-layer self-assembly. In each self-assembled layer, sulfonic acid groups are arranged along the a^s of fiber, which provides the long-range proton transmission channels, promoting the rapidly proton conduction. The performances of the composite membranes based on SPES and multilayer assembled polyester fiber mats were studied. The results show that the proton conductivity of composite membranes increases with the increasing assembly layers. At the same time, the mechanical properties and methanol-resistance of the composite membranes were obviously improved.
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos50972070 and 51073105)Sichuan Youth Science and Technology Foundation(No08ZQ026-038)
文摘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.
文摘The focus of this work is to control the structure of electrosprayed polymer microspheres and then study the effect of different structures on the microspheres＇ adsorption properties. Scanning electron microscopy （SEM） coupled with image analysis software was employed to evaluate the size distributions and the structure of microspheres. According to the observation and analysis results, two types of polyethersulfone （PES） porous microspheres （perfect sphere-shaped and collapsed） were prepared via electrospraying technology by adjusting the solvent and polymer molecular weight. The porous PES microspheres can remove bisphenol A （BPA） from its aqueous solution effectively. Compared with collapsed microspheres, the rough microspheres had much higher specific surface area and better mobility in the BPA aqueous solution, so it showed a better adsorption capacity than that of collapsed microspheres. The solvent evaporation rate and the occurrence rate of phase separation significantly affect the structure and morphology of microspheres.
基金supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST),Government of India (IDP/MED/2010/17/2(General)
文摘In this work, we evaluate the properties of solution casted polysulfone （PSf）/sulfonated polyethersulfone （SPES） blend membranes prepared by non-solvent induced phase inversion technique. The morphologies of these blend membranes, observed using scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and atomic force microscopy （AFM） imaging, indicated a smoother skin layer and an increased number of highly interconnected pores in the sub layer. The efficacy of the prepared membranes was evaluated in terms of porosity, ultrafiltration rate （UFR）, molecular weight cut-off （MWCO） and mean pore size. The hydrophilicity of these membranes was in consonance with contact angle values. It was observed that the selectivity and the UFR of the blend membranes were higher when compared to pristine membranes. Furthermore, these blend membranes demonstrated an increase in biocompatibility - prolonged blood clotting time, suppressed platelet adhesion, reduced protein adsorption and lower complement activation. These membranes were also investigated for uremic solute removal. Diffusive permeability of middle molecular weight cytochrome-c revealed an increase from 8 × 10 ^-4 cm·s ^-1 to 18 × 10^-4 cm· s^- and illustrates the possibility that these sulfonated PES/PSf blend membranes can be used to prepare membrane modules for hemodialysis applications.
文摘Integrally skinned asymmetric gas separation membranes of polyethersulfone(PES)/polyurethane(PU) blend were prepared using supercritical CO_2(SC-CO_2) as a nonsolvent for the polymer solution. The membrane consisted of a dense and a porous layer, which were conjoined to separate CO_2 from CH_4. The FTIR, DSC, tensile and SEM tests were performed to study and characterize the membranes. The results revealed that an increase in SC-CO_2 temperature causes an increment in permeance and a decrease in membrane selectivity. Furthermore,by raising the pressure, both permeance and selectivity increased. The modified membrane with SC-CO_2 had much higher selectivity, about 5.5 times superior to the non-modified membrane. This higher selectivity performance compared to previous works was obtained by taking the advantages of both using partial miscible blend polymer due to the strong polar–polar interaction between PU PES and SC-CO_2 to fabricate the membrane. The response surface methodology(RSM) was applied to find the relationships between several explanatory variables and CO_2 and CH_4 permeance and CO_2/CH_4 selectivity as responses. Finally, the results were validated with the experimental data, which the model results were in good agreement with the available experimental data.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.5040328,,50673064)the Project-sponsored by SRF for R0CS,Education Ministry of China(No.2004527-16-14).
文摘Bovine serum albumin （BSA）, a naturally occurring biopolymer, was regarded as a polymeric material to graft to an acrylic acid （AA）-N-vinyl pyrrolidone （NVP） copolymer to form a biomacromolecular hybrid polymer. The hybrid polymer can be blended with polyethersulfone （PES） to increase the hydrophilicity of the PES membrane, which suggested that the hybrid polymer might have a wide application in the modification of biomaterials.
