Protein gating by vapor deposited Janus membranes

Tufani, Ali and Özaydın İnce, Gözde (2019) Protein gating by vapor deposited Janus membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 575 . pp. 126-134. ISSN 0376-7388 (Print) 1873-3123 (Online)

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Abstract

Multi-functional Janus membranes, with opposing properties on each side, can act as on-off gates for controlled release, switchable permeation or directional transport of macromolecules. Janus membranes with poly (methylacrylic acid-co-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate), p(MAA-co-EGDMA), and poly (4-vinylpyridine-co-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate), p(4VP-co-EGDMA), polymer coatings on opposite sides are prepared by initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) technique. Conformality of the coatings on the pore openings can be controlled by changing the ratio of the partial pressure (P-m) to the saturation pressure (P-sat) of the monomer and at P-m/P-sat values of 0.20-0.24, keyhole shapes can be obtained. The keyhole shape of the polymer at the pore openings allows closing of the pores upon swelling of the polymer due to a change in the pH of the environment. The Janus membranes are used for protein gating by successfully blocking the permeation of a model protein, bovine serum albumin (BSA). The membranes can take in, store and release the BSA molecules on demand by controlling the open/close states of the pores on the opposite sides individually.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Janus membranes; Protein gating; Initiated chemical vapor deposition; pH responsive polymers; Bovine serum albumin protein
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Materials Science & Eng.
Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Gözde Özaydın İnce
Date Deposited: 12 Feb 2019 16:11
Last Modified: 17 Jul 2023 22:48
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/36838

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