摘要:
A polyamide dyed with a reactive dye capable of absorbing incident light of the excitation waveband of a fluorophore or light of the emission waveband of the polyamide is provided for use in assays in which the presence or quantity of an analyte is being detected by fluorescence as a result of excitation of a fluorescent material at an excitation waveband of light and in which the excitation waveband impinges upon the polyamide.
摘要:
A chemically active membrane having a large surface area is provided in which a hydrophilic, microporous, skinless, polyamide membrane is chemically bound to a residue of an activating agent which is capable of reacting with a biologically active material.The chemically active membrane, formed by reacting a hydrophilic, microporous, skinless, polyamide membrane with an activating agent may be used to prepare a biologically active membrane having a large surface area which comprises an acceptor molecule such as a monoclonal antibody, a polyclonal antibody, an antigenic substance, a glycoprotein, Protein A, a lectin, a carbohydrate, an enzyme substrate, a cofactor, an inhibitor, a hormone, an IgG class of immunoglobulin, a carrier protein, a receptor, heparin, a coagulation factor, or a histone covalently bound to the hydrophilic, microporous, skinless, polyamide membrane by reacting the chemically activate membrane with the acceptor molecule.
摘要:
The present invention provides for the first time ultrafiltration/diafiltration membranes that are capable of excluding 0.02 .mu.m diameter, monodisperse, latex particles and are capable of being dried without loss of such ultrafiltration properties. A rapid, reliable method for integrity testing membranes also has now been discovered. The test has particular applicability to ultrafiltration membranes, although it may also be used for testing microfiltration membranes as well. In accordance with the method, referred to as the K.sub.UF method, the membrane to be tested is first thoroughly wetted with a wetting liquid that is capable of fully wetting the membrane; a displacing liquid is placed in contact with one side of the wetted membrane and increasing pressure is then applied to said displacing liquid; and the flow rate through said membrane is measured as a function of the applied pressure; wherein the displacing liquid is substantially insoluble in the wetting liquid and the interfacial tension between the two liquids is about 10.0 dynes/cm or less. A plot of the flow rate of liquid, per unit area of the membrane, through the membrane as a function of applied pressure can be made and a straight line may be drawn through the steep part of the resulting curve, using regression analysis, which will intersect the horizontal axis at a given pressure value, which is then the K.sub.UF value.
摘要:
A method for making an electrolytically conductive battery separator polyethylene film for alkaline battery applications is disclosed which comprises carrying out the grafting reaction in an environment free of air and comprising a pressurized inert gas blanket. The resulting lots of polyethylene film are capable of being made with the range of electrolytic resistance values required for a variety of alkaline battery applications, while exhibiting highly uniform electrolytic resistance characteristics.
摘要:
The present invention provides a polymeric, particularly aramid, fiber filtration sheet having a relatively small pore size and high pore uniformity. The present inventive aramid fiber filtration sheet preferably has a titer reduction against bacteria such as Pseudomonas diminuta. The present invention also provides a method of preparing reduced-diameter aramid fibers, as well as a method of preparing an aramid fiber filtration sheet from such reduced-diameter aramid fibers. The present invention further provides a method of treating a fluid by passing a fluid through the present inventive aramid fiber filtration sheet, as well as a filter element incorporating the present inventive aramid fiber filtration sheet.
摘要:
The present invention provides for the first time ultrafiltration/diafiltration membranes that are capable of excluding 0.02 .mu.m diameter, monodisperse, latex particles and are capable of being dried without loss of such ultrafiltration properties. A rapid, reliable method for integrity testing membranes also has now been discovered. The test has particular applicability to ultrafiltration membranes, although it may also be used for testing microfiltration membranes as well. In accordance with the method, referred to as the K.sub.UF method, the membrane to be tested is first thoroughly wetted with a wetting liquid that is capable of fully wetting the membrane; a displacing liquid is placed in contact with one side of the wetted membrane and increasing pressure is then applied to said displacing liquid; and the flow rate through said membrane is measured as a function of the applied pressure; wherein the displacing liquid is substantially insoluble in the wetting liquid and the interfacial tension between the two liquids is about 10.0 dynes/cm or less. A plot of the flow rate of liquid, per unit area of the membrane, through the membrane as a function of applied pressure can be made and a straight line may be drawn through the steep part of the resulting curve, using regression analysis, which will intersect the horizontal axis at a given pressure value, which is then the K.sub.UF value.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method of preparing a support for a filtration medium comprising passing a sheet of nonwoven fibrous polymeric material having first and second sides through a calender which comprises a nondeformable roll and a resilient roll, the nondeformable roll being maintained at a temperature below the melting temperature of the material, so as to increase the smoothness of the first side of the material which contacted the resilient roll. A filtration medium support material prepared in accordance with the method of the present invention, as well as a filter comprising a filtration medium and that filtration medium support material, are also provided by the present invention.
摘要:
A battery separator comprising an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene microporous membrane radiation grafted with a monomer, the separator having the following properties:(a) a porosity ranging from about 50% to about 95%,(b) an average pore size ranging from about 0.1 to about 20 microns,(c) an electrolytic resistance ranging from about 1 to about 50 m.OMEGA.-in.sup.2,(d) a maximum weight loss of 1% and a change in electrolytic resistance of no greater than 25% after immersion in an aqueous solution of 35% KOH and 5% KMnO.sub.4 at 50.degree. C. for 1 hour,(e) a tensile strength of from about 3.5 to about 5.5 lb/in in both length and width directions,(f) a KOH absorption ratio of from about 5 to about 30,(g) a Gurley air permeability of about 1 to 300 sec/10 ml, and(h) a thickness from about 0.5 mil to about 10 mil.Further provided is a battery comprising at least one pair of electrodes of opposite polarity, an electrolyte, and a separator of the present invention located between the electrodes of opposite polarity.
摘要:
A hollow fiber separatory device or module is produced by injection molding a thermoplastic potting material around thermoplastic hollow fibers. The thermoplastic hollow fibers are enhanced in order to increase the fibers' ability to withstand the high temperatures inherent in injection molding techniques. Also disclosed is a process for preparing two or more hollow fiber modules whereby the fibers are potted in an hourglass configuration.
摘要:
A fluid treatment system is provided having a low affinity for amide group-containing materials comprising a porous structure, fluid-contacting components, including means to retain the porous structure, and a surface-modifying polymeric material having a low affinity for amide group-containing materials, formed in situ and bonded directly to the surfaces of the porous structure and the fluid contacting components. A method of producing a fluid treatment system having a low affinity for amide group-containing materials is also provided, comprising contacting the components of a filtration system including a porous structure and fluid contacting components, the fluid contacting components including means to retain the porous structure, with a solution of a monofunctional monomer having at least one hydroxyl group, which monomer is capable of forming a polymer having a low affinity for amide group-containing materials, and exposing the components and the monomer to ionizing radiation to effect polymerization of the monomer at the surface of the components.