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A methacrylate monomer having the phospholipid polar group, 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) was prepared by an improved method with good yield. MPC was copolymerized with n-butyl methacrylate (BMA). The polymer membranes were prepared from the poly(MPC-co-BMA) by a solution casting method. The membrane adsorbed water well and became a hydrogel structure even MPC mole fraction in the copolymer was 0.04. The water content of the hydrogel membrane increased with increase of MPC units and rise of temperature. These properties of the hydrogel membrane were attributed to the highly hydrophilic phospholipid polar group in the copolymer. Water soluble organic compounds and proteins whose molecular weights were below 104 permeated through the hydrogel membrane. However, the protein could not permeate when the molecular weight was higher than 105.
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Ishihara, K., Ueda, T. & Nakabayashi, N. Preparation of Phospholipid Polymers and Their Properties as Polymer Hydrogel Membranes. Polym J 22, 355–360 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.22.355
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