title: Transport properties of hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile.
abstract: Measurements of the permeability coefficients of various compounds up-to a molecular weight of about 70,000 have shown clearly that membranes prepared from hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile are about 10 times more permeable than those made of poly(2-hydroxyethyl) methacrylate. The higher permeability is probably due more to the higher water content (about 75%) than to the type of network. The high mechanical strength of the membranes and their good permeability to compounds possessing a comparatively high molecular weight seem to designate the material for some new applications in medicine.
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000181:Acrylonitrile; D003956:Dialysis; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009570:Nitriles; D010539:Permeability; D011102:Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009570:Nitriles; D011102:Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate; D000181:Acrylonitrile