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Published on: July 20, 2021
Design of the Functional Dialysis Membrane with a Catalase Pseudoactive Center on the Surface
Rina Sato1, Shoichiro Asayama1
1Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan.
Abstract:
Here, we have designed a functional dialysis membrane with a catalase pseudoactive center on the surface. To make the catalase pseudoactive center, we have modified the regenerated cellulose dialysis membrane with methylated or octylated poly(1-vinylimidazole) (PVIm-Me or PVIm-Oc), followed by manganese or iron tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin (Mn- or Fe-TCPP), using the layer-by-layer (LbL) method. As a result of the optimization, the dialysis membrane modified with 25 mol % methylated poly(1-vinylimidazole) [PVIm-Me(25)] and Mn-TCPP produced the highest amount of oxygen (O2) from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) without the decomposition of Mn-TCPP. Conversely, Mn- and Fe-TCPP were decomposed under other experimental conditions in the presence of H2O2. These results suggest the conversion of H2O2 to O2 by catalase catalytic activity on the surface coated with PVIm-Me(25) and Mn-TCPP.
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