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Fabrication of Poly(${\gamma}$-glutamic acid) Monolith by Thermally Induced Phase Separation and Its Application

  • Park, Sung-Bin (Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University) ;
  • Fujimoto, Takashi (Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University) ;
  • Mizohata, Eiichi (Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University) ;
  • Inoue, Tsuyoshi (Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University) ;
  • Sung, Moon-Hee (Department of Advanced Fermentation Fusion Science and Technology, Kookmin University) ;
  • Uyama, Hiroshi (Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University)
  • Received : 2013.02.14
  • Accepted : 2013.05.10
  • Published : 2013.07.28
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Abstract

Monoliths are functional porous materials with a three-dimensional continuous interconnected pore structure in a single piece. A monolith with uniform shape based on poly(${\gamma}$-glutamic acid) (PGA) has been prepared via a thermally induced phase separation technique using a mixture of dimethyl sulfoxide, water, and ethanol as solvent. The morphology of the obtained monolith was observed by scanning electron microscopy and the surface area of the monolith was evaluated by the Brunauer Emmett Teller method. The effects of fabrication parameters such as the concentration and molecular mass of PGA and the solvent composition have been systematically investigated. The PGA monolith was cross-linked with hexamethylene diisocyanate to produce the water-insoluble monolith. The addition of sodium chloride to the phase separation solvent affected the properties of the cross-linked monolith. The swelling ratio of the cross-linked monolith toward aqueous solutions depended on the buffer pH as well as the monolith fabrication condition. Copper(II) ion was efficiently adsorbed on the cross-linked PGA monolith, and the obtained copper-immobilized monolith showed strong antibacterial activity for Escherichia coli. By combination of the characteristic properties of PGA (e.g., high biocompatibility and biodegradability) and the unique features of monoliths (e.g., through-pore structure, large surface area, and high porosity with small pore size), the PGA monolith possesses large potentials for various industrial applications in the biomedical, environmental, analytical, and separation fields.

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