STUDY OF THE IN VITRO LIPOPROTEIN PLASMASORPTION AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERIC SORBENTS WITH SUBSTITUTED AMINO GROUPS

Abstract

Currently, the plasmasorption method is widely used in clinical practice to remove excessive amounts of metabolites that cause various pathologies. However, the plasmasorbents applied often can give a number of side effects for the patient, such as the blood clotting, the release of dust particles, and the sorption of useful components from the plasma. Besides that, they can be quite expensive. The aim of the work was to create available plasmasorbents with a good hemocompatibility for the lipoprotein adsorption from the plasma. A number of anion exchangers with groups of trimethylamine, monoethanolamine, and triethanolamine were synthesized. For the sorbents obtained, adsorption and physico-chemical properties were investigated. Bulk density, specific volume at swelling, the swelling coefficient in various solvents (water, ethanol, isopropanol, propylene glycol, acetone) were determined and the theoretical calculations of total exchange capacity and crosslinking mass and molar fractions were made. It was found that the best swelling is achieved in propylene glycol. For the sorbents LP27 and LP29, the capacities on triglyceride and lipoprotein fractions and the coefficient of distribution of lipid profile components between the solid and liquid phases were determined. It is shown that both sorbents have good sorption properties, the sample LP29 being quite promising for the lipid profile components extraction. The developed sorbents are assumed to be cheaper than currently used ones as they are synthesized on the basis of commercially available matrix. The results obtained are expected to be useful for further investigations aimed at the modern plasmasorption technology quality improvement.