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Novel solvent systems for the preparation of phase‐inversion cellulose acetate size exclusion membranes: Voltammetric investigations
Author(s) -
Kuhn Lance S.,
Weber Stephen G.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
electroanalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1521-4109
pISSN - 1040-0397
DOI - 10.1002/elan.1140030911
Subject(s) - cellulose acetate , solvent , tetrahydrofuran , membrane , acetone , aqueous solution , chemistry , phase inversion , inorganic chemistry , cellulose triacetate , polymer chemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , biochemistry
Novel solvent systems have been developed for the casting of size exclusion electrode modifications by the phase‐inversion process. Solvent systems studied were (solvent/nonsolvent): pyridine/2‐octanol, pyridine/cyclohexanol, acetone/2‐octanol, tetrahydrofuran/aqueous Mg(ClO 4 ) 2 , and tetrahydrofuran/toluene. These were compared to modifications made from the solvent system acetone/aqueous Mg(ClO 4 ) 2 . The membranes were cast onto Pt microelectrodes embedded in glass. Cyclic voltammograms were recorded once per min after immersing the membrane‐modified electrode into a solution containing an electroactive species. Modified electrode response time to a concentration perturbation is correlated with the percent nonsolvent and percent polymer in the casting solution. The magnitude of the current from a solution of a 1500 dalton polyethylene glycol ferrocene carboxylate ester solute, and good casting reproducibility. This formulation is recommended for permselective coating applications; applications to biosensors are envisioned.

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