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Physical Properties of Reticulated Polyurethane Foams and the Enhancement of Microbial Adhesion through their Surface Treatments  

김시욱 (조선대학교 공과대학 환경공학부)
장영미 (충남대학교 공과대학 화학공학과)
명성운 (충남대학교 공과대학 화학공학과)
최호석 (충남대학교 공과대학 화학공학과)
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KSBB Journal / v.18, no.5, 2003 , pp. 412-417 More about this Journal
Abstract
We first investigated basic characteristics of reticulated polyurethane (PU) foams as microbial carriers. In general, the specific surface area of PU foams increases with respect to decreasing pore sizes. However, the number of microbes adhered on the unit surface of reticulated PU foams decreases with respect to decreasing pore sizes. Thus, as a result of totally considering all effects such as apparent density, hydrolysis rate, and adhesion, we can know that PU foams with 45 PPI is the most appropriate microbial carrier. In this study, we can also investigate the effect of various physico-chemical surface treatments on the adhesion of microbes on the surface of PU foams. We used a chitosan treatment, a PEI (Polyethylene Imine) treatment, a xanthane treatment and a plasma treatment. As a result of comparing all surface treatments, the plasma surface treatment was the best.
Keywords
Microbial; polyurethane; biocarriers; surface treatment; plasma;
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