Bio-inspired hemocompatible surface modifications for biomedical applications

M Douglass, M Garren, R Devine, A Mondal… - Progress in materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
When blood first encounters the artificial surface of a medical device, a complex series of
biochemical reactions is triggered, potentially resulting in clinical complications such as …

A review of commercial developments and recent laboratory research of dialyzers and membranes for hemodialysis application

N Said, WJ Lau, YC Ho, SK Lim, MN Zainol Abidin… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dialyzers have been commercially used for hemodialysis application since the 1950s, but
progress in improving their efficiencies has never stopped over the decades. This article …

Polyacrylonitrile in the preparation of separation membranes: A review

V Vatanpour, ME Pasaoglu, B Kose-Mutlu… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is a hydrophilic polymer with good chemical resistance, low price,
and excellent processability for fabricating membranes, especially for electrospun nanofiber …

Surface engineerings of polyacrylonitrile-based asymmetric membranes towards biomedical applications: An overview

ZG Wang, LS Wan, ZK Xu - Journal of Membrane Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) membranes have attracted much attention due to a variety of
excellent characteristics, which include thermal stability and tolerance to most solvents …

Interactions to plasm protein and application potentials of carbon nanotubes in blood-contacting medical devices

J Meng, X Hu, T Wen, T Wang, J Liu, H Xu - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been largely investigated in various biomedical fields on
the basis of their excellent physical properties and drug delivery performance. However …

Effect of PAN fiber with bionic layered surface structure generated in situ by Fenton reaction on performance of SBS/RP asphalt binder

D Ren, Y Muhammad, Y Chen, Y Liu, C Mao… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a surface modified polyacrylonitrile fiber (KF-PAN) with a fish-scale whisker-like
biomimetic hierarchical structure was successfully prepared via in situ competition effect of …

Novel ultrafiltration membranes with excellent antifouling properties and chlorine resistance using a poly (vinyl chloride)-based copolymer

SY Wang, LF Fang, L Cheng, S Jeon, N Kato… - Journal of Membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
Novel antifouling and chlorine-resistant ultrafiltration membranes were successfully
fabricated using poly (vinyl chloride-co-acrylonitrile-co-sodium 4-styrenesulfonate)(PVC …

Characterization and optimization of the alkaline hydrolysis of polyacrylonitrile membranes

L Pérez-Álvarez, L Ruiz-Rubio, I Moreno… - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
There is currently an increasing interest in the development of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based
membranes with new and enhanced properties which are of special importance in the …

Biofunctional ZnO nanorod arrays grown on flexible substrates

TY Liu, HC Liao, CC Lin, SH Hu, SY Chen - Langmuir, 2006 - ACS Publications
A square pattern of thioctic acid self-assembled ZnO nanorod arrays was grown on a large 4-
in. thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) flexible substrate via an in situ soluthermal process at …

Bionic shark skin replica and zwitterionic polymer brushes functionalized PDMS membrane for anti-fouling and wound dressing applications

YT Lin, YS Ting, BY Chen, YW Cheng, TY Liu - Surface and Coatings …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the double-faced bionic functionalized polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
membranes were successfully fabricated for the wound dressing applications. Bionic (shark …