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Chen G, Wan Y, Ghosh R. Bioseparation using membrane chromatography: Innovations, and challenges. J Chromatogr A 2025; 1744:465733. [PMID: 39893917 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2025.465733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2024] [Revised: 01/26/2025] [Accepted: 01/27/2025] [Indexed: 02/04/2025]
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The resin-based column continues to be the dominant incumbent in bioprocess chromatography. While alternative formats such as membrane-, monolith- and fiber-based chromatography are more visible than before, each still plays minor roles. The reasons for this are complex and some of these are explained in this paper. However, the fact remains that membrane chromatography has come a long way since its early days of development. The main advantage of membrane chromatography continues to be its convection dominant transport mechanism, the resultant benefit being fast and scalable separation. Also, resolution obtained with properly designed devices could be comparable or even better than resin-based chromatography. Significant progress has been made in new membrane development, membrane characterization, device design and novel applications development. A wider range of new membrane matrices, ligands, and ligand-matrix linking chemistries are now available. New membrane modules, formats, and process configurations have also helped improve membrane performance. However, some significant challenges still exist, and these need to be addressed if membrane chromatography is to become more mainstream in the field of bioprocessing. Also, membrane chromatography has significant potential for application in analytical separations and this space has hardly been explored. In this paper, the advances in the areas of membrane preparation, device design and process development are reviewed. A high-level cost analysis is presented and the role of process design in membrane chromatography is discussed.
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- Guoqiang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Institute of Process Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Institute of Process Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China; Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production of Rare Earths, Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada.
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Liu X, Zhang G, Al Mohawes KB, Khashab NM. Smart membranes for separation and sensing. Chem Sci 2024:d4sc04793a. [PMID: 39483248 PMCID: PMC11523821 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc04793a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2024] [Accepted: 10/16/2024] [Indexed: 11/03/2024] Open
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Self-assembled membranes are extensively applied across various fields due to their non-thermal and low-carbon footprint characteristics. Recently, smart membranes with stimuli responsiveness have garnered significant attention for their ability to alter physical and chemical properties in response to different stimuli, leading to enhanced performance and a wider range of applications compared to traditional membranes. This review highlights the recent advancements in self-assembled smart membranes, beginning with widely used membrane preparation strategies such as interfacial polymerization and blending. Then it delves into the primary types of stimuli-responses, including light, pH, and temperature, illustrated in detail with relevant examples. Additionally, the review explores the latest progress in the use of smart membranes for separation and sensing, addressing the challenges and opportunities in both fields. This review offers new insights into the design of novel smart membrane platforms for sustainable development and provides a broader perspective on their commercial potential.
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- Xin Liu
- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory (SHMs), Department of Chemistry, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955-6900 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory (SHMs), Department of Chemistry, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955-6900 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory (SHMs), Department of Chemistry, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955-6900 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) Riyadh 11671 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory (SHMs), Department of Chemistry, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955-6900 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Al-Shaeli M, Benkhaya S, Al-Juboori RA, Koyuncu I, Vatanpour V. pH-responsive membranes: Mechanisms, fabrications, and applications. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 946:173865. [PMID: 38880142 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Understanding the mechanisms of pH-responsiveness allows researchers to design and fabricate membranes with specific functionalities for various applications. The pH-responsive membranes (PRMs) are particular categories of membranes that have an amazing aptitude to change their properties such as permeability, selectivity and surface charge in response to changes in pH levels. This review provides a brief introduction to mechanisms of pH-responsiveness in polymers and categorizes the applied polymers and functional groups. After that, different techniques for fabricating pH-responsive membranes such as grafting, the blending of pH-responsive polymers/microgels/nanomaterials, novel polymers and graphene-layered PRMs are discussed. The application of PRMs in different processes such as filtration membranes, reverse osmosis, drug delivery, gas separation, pervaporation and self-cleaning/antifouling properties with perspective to the challenges and future progress are reviewed. Lastly, the development and limitations of PRM fabrications and applications are compared to provide inclusive information for the advancement of next-generation PRMs with improved separation and filtration performance.
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- Muayad Al-Shaeli
- Paul Wurth Chair, Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Luxembourg, Avenue de l'Universit'e, L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
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- NYUAD Water Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul 34469, Turkey; Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911 Tehran, Iran.
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Huang T, Su Z, Hou K, Zeng J, Zhou H, Zhang L, Nunes SP. Advanced stimuli-responsive membranes for smart separation. Chem Soc Rev 2023. [PMID: 37184537 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00911k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Membranes have been extensively studied and applied in various fields owing to their high energy efficiency and small environmental impact. Further conferring membranes with stimuli responsiveness can allow them to dynamically tune their pore structure and/or surface properties for efficient separation performance. This review summarizes and discusses important developments and achievements in stimuli-responsive membranes. The most commonly utilized stimuli, including light, pH, temperature, ions, and electric and magnetic fields, are discussed in detail. Special attention is given to stimuli-responsive control of membrane pore structure (pore size and porosity/connectivity) and surface properties (wettability, surface topology, and surface charge), from the perspective of determining the appropriate membrane properties and microstructures. This review also focuses on strategies to prepare stimuli-responsive membranes, including blending, casting, polymerization, self-assembly, and electrospinning. Smart applications for separations are also reviewed as well as a discussion of remaining challenges and future prospects in this exciting field. This review offers critical insights for the membrane and broader materials science communities regarding the on-demand and dynamic control of membrane structures and properties. We hope that this review will inspire the design of novel stimuli-responsive membranes to promote sustainable development and make progress toward commercialization.
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- Tiefan Huang
- Functional Membrane Materials Engineering Research Center of Hunan Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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- Functional Membrane Materials Engineering Research Center of Hunan Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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- Functional Membrane Materials Engineering Research Center of Hunan Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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- Functional Membrane Materials Engineering Research Center of Hunan Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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- Functional Membrane Materials Engineering Research Center of Hunan Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment of MOE, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
- Academy of Ecological Civilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Nanostructured Polymeric Membranes Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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Sato T, Makino K, Tamesue S, Ishiura G, Itoh N. Preparation and Permeation Properties of a pH-Responsive Polyacrylic Acid Coated Porous Alumina Membrane. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:82. [PMID: 36676889 PMCID: PMC9863411 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13010082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A pH-responsive membrane is expected to be used for applications such as drug delivery, controlling chemical release, bioprocessing, and water treatment. Polyacrylic acid (PAA) is a pH-responsive polymer that swells at high pH. A tubular α-alumina porous support was coated with PAA by grafting to introduce appropriate functional groups, followed by polymerization with acrylic acid. The permeances of acetic acid, lactic acid, phenol, and caffeine were evaluated by circulating water inside the membrane, measuring the concentration of species that permeated into the water, and analyzing the results with the permeation model. The permeance of all species decreased with increasing pH, and that of phenol was the largest among these species. At high pH, the PAA carboxy group in the membrane dissociated into carboxy ions and protons, causing the swelling of PAA due to electrical repulsion between the negative charges of the PAA chain, which decreased the pore size of the membrane and suppressed permeation. Furthermore, the electrical repulsion between negatively charged species and the PAA membrane also suppressed the permeation. The results of this study demonstrated that the PAA-coated α-alumina porous support functioned as a pH-responsive membrane.
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- Takafumi Sato
- Department of Fundamental Engineering, Utsunomiya University, Yoto, Utsunomiya 7-1-2, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Engineering and Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, Yoto, Utsunomiya 7-1-2, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Fundamental Engineering, Utsunomiya University, Yoto, Utsunomiya 7-1-2, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Fundamental Engineering, Utsunomiya University, Yoto, Utsunomiya 7-1-2, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Fundamental Engineering, Utsunomiya University, Yoto, Utsunomiya 7-1-2, Tochigi, Japan
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Ye H, Zhou Y, Yang G, Yu T, Zhang Y, Zhao L, Xin Q, Han S. Protein fractionation of pH‐responsive brush‐modified ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer membranes*. POLYM ENG SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.25904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Hui Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University Tianjin PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University Tianjin PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University Tianjin PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University Tianjin PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University Tianjin PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University Tianjin PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University Tianjin PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University Tianjin PR China
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Qi L, Qiao J. Advances in stimuli-responsive polymeric coatings for open-tubular capillary electrochromatography. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1670:462957. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.462957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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