Abstract—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).
Index Terms—Membranes, n-carboxymethyl chitosan,
hemodialysis, permeability.
R. A. Lusiana, D. Siswanta, and Mudasir are with the Department of
Chemistry and Life Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta,
Indonesia.
T. Hayashita is with the Department of Materials and Science, Faculty of
Science and Technology, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Cite:R. A. Lusiana, D. Siswanta, Mudasir, and T. Hayashita, "Permeability of Urea in N-Carboxymethyl Chitosan-Poly
(Vynilalcohol) Blend Membranes for Hemodialysis," International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications vol. 4, no. 4 pp. 229-233, 2013.
