Strategies for Tailoring the Pore-Size Distribution of Virus Retention Filter Papers
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- 作者：Simon Gustafsson ; Albert Mihranyan
- 刊名：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：June 8, 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：8
- 期：22
- 页码：13759-13767
- 全文大小：933K
- 年卷期：0
- ISSN：1944-8252
文摘
The goal of this work is to demonstrate how the pore-size distribution of the nanocellulose-based virus-retentive filter can be tailored. The filter paper was produced using cellulose nanofibers derived from Cladophora sp. green algae using the hot-press drying at varying drying temperatures. The produced filters were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and N2 gas sorption analysis. Further, hydraulic permeability and retention efficiency toward surrogate 20 nm model particles (fluorescent carboxylate-modified polystyrene spheres) were assessed. It was shown that by controlling the rate of water evaporation during hot-press drying the pore-size distribution can be precisely tailored in the region between 10 and 25 nm. The mechanism of pore formation and critical parameters are discussed in detail. The results are highly valuable for development of advanced separation media, especially for virus-retentive size-exclusion filtration.