@article {PAT:PAT2057,
	title = {Influence of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly(N,N'-diethyl acrylamide) coatings on polysulfone/polyacrylonitrile-based membranes for protein separation},
	journal = {Polymers for Advanced Technologies},
	volume = {23},
	number = {10},
	year = {2012},
	note = {n/a},
	pages = {1381{\textendash}1393},
	publisher = {John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd},
	abstract = {<p>Herein we describe the design and the assembly of temperature sensitive polysulfone (PS)/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) blend membranes using supercritical fluid technology. Blended membranes were prepared using the CO2-assisted phase inversion method, and their pores were coated with two thermoresponsive hydrogels-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) and poly(N,N'-diethylacrylamide) (PDEAAm). Permeation experiments of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and lysozyme (LYS) solutions were used to evaluate the performance and temperature-responsive behavior of coated membranes. While membranes coated with PNIPAAm presented similar protein permeation profiles at temperatures below and above its lower critical solution temperature, PDEAAm coating imparted a temperature-responsive behavior to PS/PAN (90:10) membranes and selective permeation of proteins with different sizes. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2011 John Wiley \&amp; Sons, Ltd.</p>
},
	keywords = {hydrogels, protein filtration, supercritical carbon dioxide, thermoresponsive membranes},
	issn = {1099-1581},
	doi = {10.1002/pat.2057},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pat.2057},
	author = {Telma Barroso and Raquel Viveiros and Coelho, Margarida and Casimiro, Teresa and Botelho do Rego, Ana M. and Aguiar-Ricardo, Ana}
}
