Hydrogel membranes with mesh size asymmetry based on the gradient crosslinking of poly(vinyl alcohol)

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-79

  Dai, W S ^a   Barbari, T A ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial organs; Biotechnology; Cell encapsulation; Hydrogel; Membrane preparation and structure

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CROSSLINKING; ENCAPSULATION; HYDROGELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; PROTEINS; SEPARATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

GLUTARALDEHYDE;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

CREATININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

MEMBRANE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; HYDROGEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0345369645     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(98)00330-5     Document Type: Article

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