BIOTIN-CONTAINING MONOMERS AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM

    公开(公告)号:US20220396584A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-15

    申请号:US17755946

    申请日:2020-11-23

    摘要: Biotin-containing monomers, polymeric materials formed from the biotin-containing monomers, articles containing the polymeric materials, methods of making the articles, and methods of using the articles are provided. The articles can be used, for example, for affinity capture of biotin-binding proteins, including biotin-binding fusion proteins (i.e., a biotin-binding protein fused to another biomaterial). Articles that contain captured biotin-binding proteins can be further used for affinity capture of various biotin-containing biomaterials such as biotinylated proteins. The articles can also be used, for example, for affinity capture of biotin-binding fusion proteins where the fusion protein includes, for example, an enzyme or antibody.

    NANOSTRUCTURED MEMBRANE FILTER SYSTEM FOR RAPID PURIFICATION OF WATER

    公开(公告)号:US20220184562A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-16

    申请号:US17310728

    申请日:2020-04-06

    申请人: VERSITECH LTD.

    摘要: A nanostructured composite membrane filter for rapid water purification and methods for preparing the nanostructured composite membrane filter are provided. The nanostructured composite membrane includes a silver layer having a plurality of silver functionalized nanofibers for disinfecting microorganisms of water, and a chemical modified layer having a plurality of chemical modified nanofibers for removing impurities from the water. The plurality of silver functionalized nanofibers includes a plurality of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofibers coated with polydopamine (PDA) and silver, and each of the plurality of chemical modified nanofibers includes a polymer matrix such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and anionic polyelectrolytes such as poly (sodium styrenesulfonate) (PSSNa) for capturing metal ions of the water.

    Method for the high-throughput preparation of carbon nanotube hollow fiber membranes

    公开(公告)号:US10179314B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-15

    申请号:US15120637

    申请日:2014-04-28

    摘要: The invention, belonging to the field of membrane technology, presents a method for the high-throughput preparation of carbon nanotube hollow fiber membranes. This method contains three major steps. Firstly, the pristine carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are added into a mixture of concentrated nitric acid and sulfuric acid, which is then heated at 40˜80° C. for 0.5˜6 hours. Secondly, the surface-functionalized CNTs and polyvinyl butyral (PVB) are dispersed and dissolved, respectively, in organic solvents at a mass ratio of 1:0.2˜1:4˜8 to form homogeneous spinning solution, which is squeezed into water as shell liquid with water as core liquid at a flow rate ratios of 0.5˜5:1 through a spinneret to form CNT/PVB hollow fibers. Finally, the dry fibers are calcinated at 600˜1000 ° C. for 1˜4 hours in absence of oxygen to produce free-standing CNT hollow fiber membranes. The method involved in this invention is simple and highly efficient without needing any templates, expensive apparatuses and chemicals. Additionally, the obtained electrically conductive CNT hollow fiber membranes feature a high porosity, high water flux and strong acid/alkali resistance.