Biocompatible, adsorptive and antibacterial polysulfone hollow fibre membrane incorporated with silica alpha mangostin for uremic toxins removal

• Main Author: Mansur, Sumarni
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101873/1/SumarniMansurPSKA2021.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101873/; http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:149061

Kidney failure patients rely on haemodialysis treatment to survive. However, unlike the kidney, this treatment cannot remove protein bound uremic toxins effectively and its long exposure to dialysis fluid poses risk of bacterial contamination. Hence, the main objective of this study is to develop a...