TY  - JOUR
AU  - Zizović, Irena
AU  - Tyrka, Marcin
AU  - Matyja, Konrad
AU  - Morić, Ivana
AU  - Šenerović, Lidija
AU  - Trusek, Anna
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1496
AB  - This study investigates the modification of commercial cellulose acetate microfiltration membranes by supercritical solvent impregnation with thymol to provide them with antibacterial properties. The impregnation process was conducted in a batch mode, and the effect of pressure and processing time on thymol loading was followed. The impact of the modification on the membrane's microstructure was analyzed using scanning electron and ion-beam microscopy, and membranes' functionality was tested in a cross-flow filtration system. The antibiofilm properties of the obtained materials were studied against Staphyloccocus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, while membranes' blocking in contact with bacteria was examined for S. aureus and Escherichia coli. The results revealed a fast impregnation process with high thymol loadings achievable after just 0.5 h at 15 MPa and 20 MPa. The presence of 20% of thymol provided strong antibiofilm properties against the tested strains without affecting the membrane's functionality. The study showed that these strong antibacterial properties could be implemented to the commercial membranes' defined polymeric structure in a short and environmentally friendly process.
PB  - MDPI, Basel
T2  - Molecules
T1  - Functional Modification of Cellulose Acetate Microfiltration Membranes by Supercritical Solvent Impregnation
IS  - 2
VL  - 26
DO  - 10.3390/molecules26020411
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Zizović, Irena and Tyrka, Marcin and Matyja, Konrad and Morić, Ivana and Šenerović, Lidija and Trusek, Anna",
year = "2021",
abstract = "This study investigates the modification of commercial cellulose acetate microfiltration membranes by supercritical solvent impregnation with thymol to provide them with antibacterial properties. The impregnation process was conducted in a batch mode, and the effect of pressure and processing time on thymol loading was followed. The impact of the modification on the membrane's microstructure was analyzed using scanning electron and ion-beam microscopy, and membranes' functionality was tested in a cross-flow filtration system. The antibiofilm properties of the obtained materials were studied against Staphyloccocus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, while membranes' blocking in contact with bacteria was examined for S. aureus and Escherichia coli. The results revealed a fast impregnation process with high thymol loadings achievable after just 0.5 h at 15 MPa and 20 MPa. The presence of 20% of thymol provided strong antibiofilm properties against the tested strains without affecting the membrane's functionality. The study showed that these strong antibacterial properties could be implemented to the commercial membranes' defined polymeric structure in a short and environmentally friendly process.",
publisher = "MDPI, Basel",
journal = "Molecules",
title = "Functional Modification of Cellulose Acetate Microfiltration Membranes by Supercritical Solvent Impregnation",
number = "2",
volume = "26",
doi = "10.3390/molecules26020411"
}

Zizović, I., Tyrka, M., Matyja, K., Morić, I., Šenerović, L.,& Trusek, A.. (2021). Functional Modification of Cellulose Acetate Microfiltration Membranes by Supercritical Solvent Impregnation. in Molecules
MDPI, Basel., 26(2).
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26020411

Zizović I, Tyrka M, Matyja K, Morić I, Šenerović L, Trusek A. Functional Modification of Cellulose Acetate Microfiltration Membranes by Supercritical Solvent Impregnation. in Molecules. 2021;26(2).
doi:10.3390/molecules26020411 .

Zizović, Irena, Tyrka, Marcin, Matyja, Konrad, Morić, Ivana, Šenerović, Lidija, Trusek, Anna, "Functional Modification of Cellulose Acetate Microfiltration Membranes by Supercritical Solvent Impregnation" in Molecules, 26, no. 2 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26020411 . .