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ArticleMembranes2021

Ultra-High Packing Density Next Generation Microtube Array Membrane for Absorption Based Applications.

Chee Ho Chew, Wan-Ting Huang, Tzu-Sen Yang, Amanda Chen, Yun Ming Wu, Mai-Szu Wu, Chien-Chung Chen

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Article in Membranes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Chee Ho ChewGraduate Institute of Biomedical Materials & Tissue Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11052, Taiwan.
Wan-Ting HuangGraduate Institute of Biomedical Materials & Tissue Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11052, Taiwan.
Tzu-Sen YangGraduate Institute of Biomedical Optomechatronics, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11052, Taiwan.
Amanda ChenDepartment of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9600-9357
Yun Ming WuGraduate Institute of Biomedical Materials & Tissue Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11052, Taiwan.
Mai-Szu WuDivision of Nephrology, Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan.
Chien-Chung ChenGraduate Institute of Biomedical Materials & Tissue Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11052, Taiwan.

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 109-2314-B-038-101 and 105-2314-B-038-050-MY3
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Abstract

Previously, we successfully developed an extracorporeal endotoxin removal device (EERD) that is based on the novel next generation alternating microtube array membrane (MTAM-A) that was superior to the commercial equivalent. In this article, we demonstrated multiple different parameter modifications that led to multiple different types of novel new MTAM structures, which ultimately led to the formation of the MTAM-A. Contrary to the single layered MTAM, the MTAM-A series consisted of a superior packing density fiber connected in a double layered, alternating position which allowed for the greater fiber count to be packed per unit area. The respective MTAM variants were electrospun by utilizing our internally developed tri-axial electrospinning set up to produce the novel microstructures as seen in the respective MTAM variants. A key uniqueness of this study is the ability to produce self-arranged fibers into the respective MTAM variants by utilizing a single spinneret, which has not been demonstrated before. Of the MTAM variants, we observed a change in the microstructure from a single layered MTAM to the MTAM-A series when the ratio of surfactant to shell flow rate approaches 1:1.92. MTAM-A registered the greatest surface area of 2.2 times compared to the traditional single layered MTAM, with the greatest tensile strength at 1.02 ± 0.13 MPa and a maximum elongation of 57.70 ± 9.42%. The MTAM-A was selected for downstream immobilization of polymyxin B (PMB) and assembly into our own internally developed and fabricated dialyzer housing. Subsequently, the entire setup was tested with whole blood spiked with endotoxin; and benchmarked against commercial Toraymyxin fibers of the same size. The results demonstrated that the EERD based on the MTAM-A performed superior to that of the commercial equivalent, registering a rapid reduction of 73.18% of endotoxin (vs. Toraymyxin at 38.78%) at time point 15 min and a final total endotoxin removal of 89.43% (vs. Toraymyxin at 65.03%).

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microtube array membrane (MTAM)polymyxin Bsepsistriaxial electrospinningultra-high packing density

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PMID33917933
PMCPMC8068329

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