Block copolymer-based magnetic mixed matrix membranes—Effect of magnetic field on protein permeation and membrane fouling
byL. Upadhyaya, M. Semsarilar, D. Quemener, R. F. Pacheco, G. Martinez, I. Coelhoso, S. P Nunes, J. Crespo, R. Malada
DOI:10.3390/membranes11020105
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Membranes 2021, 11, 105
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Membranes 2021, 11, 105
Abstract
In this study, we report the impact of the magnetic field on protein
permeability through magnetic-responsive, block copolymer, nanocomposite
membranes with hydrophilic and hydrophobic characters. The hydrophilic
nanocomposite membranes were composed of spherical polymeric
nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized through polymerization-induced
self-assembly (PISA) with iron oxide NPs coated with quaternized
poly(2-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate. The hydrophobic nanocomposite
membranes were prepared via nonsolvent-induced phase separation (NIPS)
containing poly (methacrylic acid) and meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic
acid-coated superparamagnetic nanoparticles (SPNPs). The permeation
experiments were carried out using bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the
model solute, in the absence of the magnetic field and under permanent
and cyclic magnetic field conditions OFF/ON (strategy 1) and ON/OFF
(strategy 2). It was observed that the magnetic field led to a lower
reduction in the permeate fluxes of magnetic-responsive membranes during
BSA permeation, regardless of the magnetic field strategy used, than
that obtained in the absence of the magnetic field. Nevertheless, a
comparative analysis of the effect caused by the two cyclic magnetic
field strategies showed that strategy 2 allowed for a lower reduction of
the original permeate fluxes during BSA permeation and higher protein
sieving coefficients. Overall, these novel magneto-responsive block
copolymer nanocomposite membranes proved to be competent in mitigating
biofouling phenomena in bioseparation processes