• 文献标题:   Bio-inspired self-pumping microfluidic device for cleaning of urea using reduced graphene oxide (rGO) modified polymeric nanohybrid membrane
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GUPTA U, KUMAR N, LATA A, SINGH P, ARUN RK
  • 作者关键词:   artificial kidney, microfluidic, polymeric membrane, reduced graphene oxide, hemodialysi
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
  • ISSN:   0141-8130 EI 1879-0003
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124614 EA MAY 2023
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

In vitro technology facilitates the replication of in vivo tissues more accurately than conventional cell-based artificial organs, enabling researchers to mimic both the structural and functional characteristics of natural systems. Here, we demonstrate a novel spiral-shaped self-pumping microfluidic device for the cleaning of urea by incorporating reduced graphene oxide (rGO) modified a Polyethersulfone (PES) nanohybrid membrane for efficient filtration capacity. The spiral-shaped microfluidic chip is a two-layer configuration of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) integrated with the modified filtration membrane. In essence, the device replicates the main features of the kidney (Glomerulus), i.e., a nano-porous membrane modified with reduced graphene oxide to separate the sample fluid from the upper layer and collect the biomolecule-free fluid through the bottom of the device. We have achieved a cleaning efficiency of 97.94 +/- 0.6 % using this spiral shaped microfluidic system. The spiral-shaped microfluidic device integrated with nanohybrid membrane has potential for organ-on-a-chips applications.