Non-woven fabrics based on Nylon 6/carbon black-graphene nanoplatelets obtained by melt-blowing for adsorption of urea, uric acid and creatinine

•Non-woven fabric based on Nylon-6/GNP, manufactured using melt-blowing.•The non-woven fabric Nylon-6/GNP 0.25% remove 90% of urea.•The sample Nylon-6/GNP 0.50% presented the best mechanical performance. This is the first study to successfully manufacture nonwoven fabrics capable to absorb uremic to...

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Published in:Materials letters 2022-08, Vol.320, p.132382, Article 132382
Main Authors: Cabello-Alvarado, C., Andrade-Guel, M., Medellin-Banda, D.I., Ávila-Orta, C.A., Cadenas-Pliego, G., Sáenz-Galindo, A., Radillo-Radillo, R., Lara-Sánchez, J.F., Melo-Lopez, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorption
Blowing
Carbon
Carbon black
Carbon nanoparticles
Creatinine
Elongation
Graphene
Materials science
Mechanical properties
Non-woven fabrics
Nonwoven fabrics
Nylon 6
Textile composites
Toxins
Ureas
Uric acid
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Summary:•Non-woven fabric based on Nylon-6/GNP, manufactured using melt-blowing.•The non-woven fabric Nylon-6/GNP 0.25% remove 90% of urea.•The sample Nylon-6/GNP 0.50% presented the best mechanical performance. This is the first study to successfully manufacture nonwoven fabrics capable to absorb uremic toxins, based on Nylon 6 incorporating graphene nanoplatelets modified with amino groups and carbon black modified with carboxylic groups by melt-blowing. The non-woven fabrics presented good mechanical properties, specifically the % elongation increased from 77 % of pure Nylon 6 to 98.4 % with the Nylon-6/GNP/CB 0.50% sample. The non-woven fabrics showed a greater efficiency in the removal of creatinine and uric acid with 81 and 88%, respectively with the same sample. In addition, 90% of urea was removed during 3 h with 10 min after simulating a dialysis for 4 h, with the 0.25% Nylon-6/GNP/CB non-woven fabric. This method can be used to manufacture a new membrane for filtration and separation of uremic toxins from the blood stream.
ISSN:0167-577X
1873-4979
DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2022.132382