Polymeric membranes for biomedical applications

ER Radu, SI Voicu, VK Thakur - Polymers, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Polymeric membranes are selective materials used in a wide range of applications that
require separation processes, from water filtration and purification to industrial separations …

Polylactic acid in the fabrication of separation membranes: A review

V Vatanpour, A Dehqan, S Paziresh, S Zinadini… - Separation and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The use of membranes for separation and purification applications is growing significantly.
Most membrane fabrication materials are harmful to the environment. For this purpose …

Molecular dynamics simulation for membrane separation and porous materials: A current state of art review

A Mollahosseini, A Abdelrasoul - Journal of Molecular Graphics and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Computational frameworks have been under specific attention within the last two decades.
Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations, identical to the other computational approaches, try …

Electric field-stimulated Raman scattering enhancing biochips fabricated by Au nano-islands deposited on laser-scribed 3D graphene for uremic toxins detection

RS Juang, KS Wang, TY Kuan, YJ Chu, RJ Jeng… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Background The detection of uremic toxins is important for early-stage diagnosis of chronic
kidney disease. However, Raman spectroscopy is shortcoming of the sensitivity for detecting …

Preparation of a heparin-like functionalized tannic acid-coated polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane for hemodialysis by a simple surface modification method

Z Zhang, Y Zhao, X Luo, S Feng, L Wu - Applied Surface Science, 2022‏ - Elsevier
It is of practical significance to develop a heparin-free hemodialysis membrane that can be
used for clinical applications in a simple way. In this work, a heparin-like coating loaded with …

Waste reutilization in polymeric membrane fabrication: a new direction in membranes for separation

PS Goh, MHD Othman, T Matsuura - Membranes, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
In parallel to the rapid growth in economic and social activities, there has been an
undesirable increase in environmental degradation due to the massively produced and …

Future research perspectives in hemodialysis membrane technology

M Iftikhar, MHD Othman, IU Khan, NJ Ismail… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Hemodialysis is the prevailing approach in renal replacement therapy, critically required for
eliminating uremic toxins from the blood of individuals suffering from end-stage renal …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of membrane modification and surface immobilization techniques on the hemocompatibility of hemodialysis membranes: A critical review

S Nazari, A Abdelrasoul - Membranes, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Despite significant research efforts, hemodialysis patients have poor survival rates and low
quality of life. Ultrafiltration (UF) membranes are the core of hemodialysis treatment, acting …

Surface engineering of a bioartificial membrane for its application in bioengineering devices

P Ray, R Chakraborty, O Banik, E Banoth, P Kumar - ACS omega, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Membrane technology is playing a crucial role in cutting-edge innovations in the biomedical
field. One such innovation is the surface engineering of a membrane for enhanced longevity …

[HTML][HTML] Functionalized hemodialysis polysulfone membranes with improved hemocompatibility

ER Radu, SI Voicu - Polymers, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The field of membrane materials is one of the most dynamic due to the continuously
changing requirements regarding the selectivity and the upgradation of the materials …