SiO₂ Entrapment of animal cells. Part 2: Protein diffusion through collagen membranes coated with sol–gel SiO₂

Abstract

Membranes of collagen on a paper scaffold were manufactured to a thickness of 0.64 ± 0.03 mm and reacted with gaseous silicon alkoxide precursors until a 0.1 µm deposit of sol–gel SiO₂ was achieved. Diffusion of protein macromolecules myoglobin, albumin, γ-globulin and fibrinogen in an aqueous solution through these membranes was studied; kinetic runs for coated and uncoated SiO₂ were performed under experimental conditions suitable for calculating relevant diffusion parameters. The data show linear lowering of the diffusion coefficient with molecular size, the effect being enhanced by the deposition of the SiO₂ layer, which behaves as an effective barrier to the diffusion of high molecular weight protein macromolecules.

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