%0 Journal Article
%T Permeability of Urea in N-Carboxymethyl Chitosan-Poly (Vynilalcohol) Blend Membranes for Hemodialysis
%A R. A. Lusiana
%A D. Siswanta
%A Mudasir
%A T. Hayashita
%J International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications
%D 2013
%I IACSIT Press
%R 10.7763/ijcea.2013.v4.301
%X A series of membranes are prepared by solvent drying method, which were composed of N-carboxymehtyl chitosan blended with poly(vinyl alcohol) [N-CMC/PVA]. The N-CMC/PVA membranes showed improved strength properties and permeability for low-molecular weight compounds. This novel membranes exhibited good permeability properties for small molecules also indicated a decrease in protein adsorption on the surface of membrane. The structure and the morphology of the resulting membranes were characterized by FTIR. NMR, elementary analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
%K Membranes
%K n-carboxymethyl chitosan
%K hemodialysis
%K permeability.
%U http://www.ijcea.org/papers/301-A00005.pdf