Citation: Pattama Phomdum, Sana Gassara, André Deratani, Watchanida Chinpa. Enhancement of Resistance to Protein Fouling of Poly(ether imide) Membrane by Surface Grafting with PEG under Organic Solvent-free Condition[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, ;2018, 36(10): 1157-1167. doi: 10.1007/s10118-018-2144-5 shu

Enhancement of Resistance to Protein Fouling of Poly(ether imide) Membrane by Surface Grafting with PEG under Organic Solvent-free Condition

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Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
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Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM–UMR5635, ENSCM, CNRS, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France

Corresponding author: Watchanida Chinpa, watchanida.c@psu.ac.th
Received Date: 2 January 2018
Revised Date: 1 April 2018
Accepted Date: 18 April 2018
Available Online: 29 May 2018

Poly(ether imide) (PEI) membrane with enhanced antifouling property was successfully prepared in a mild and simple procedure. The virgin membrane was firstly functionalized with an aqueous solution of diamino-terminated poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer (PEG-diamine). Glutaraldehyde was used in a second step as a linker to chemically attach additional PEG-diamine to the primary amine groups grafted on PEI membrane surface. Immobilization of PEG segments was confirmed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Ultrafiltration experiments revealed that the enhancement of a PEG coverage on the membrane surface provided superior anti-protein-fouling property. Cycles of protein filtration also demonstrated that the antifouling surface was stable over time and excellent ultrafiltration performance could be maintained without the need of harsh cleansing operation.
- Poly(ether imide),
- Surface modification,
- Anti-protein-fouling,
- Ultrafiltration,
- Poly(ethylene glycol)
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