| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 594748 | Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Reported in this paper is solvothermal fabrication of nanoporous polymer monolith for biomolecules adsorption. General functional groups such as carboxyl and amido could be easily introduced into the nanoporous polymers by in situ polymerization of divinylbenzene and the monomers of methacrylic acid or acrylamide. The synthesized polymers exhibit high BET surface areas (105–499 m2/g), large pore volumes (0.41–1.22 cm3/g), and large pore size (10–100 nm), which were quite suitable for biomolecules adsorption. As representative tests, myoglobin was chosen as a target adsorbate, and all these nanoporous polymers show much higher adsorptive capacities than conventional materials such as commercial resin (XAD-4) and activated carbon. Our nanoporous polymer monolith would be potentially important for enzyme immobilization.
Graphical abstractFigure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slideResearch highlights► Solvothermal synthesis of carboxyl/amido functionalized nanoporous polymers. ► The synthesized polymers show high BET surface areas and large nanopores. ► The synthesized polymers are quite suitable for biomolecules adsorption. ► The synthesized polymers show high adsorptive capacities of myoglobin. ► The synthesized polymers show high adsorptive rate of myoglobin.
