“…Amphoteric-charged materials have attracted considerable interest in various fields such as polyelectrolyte solutions, , ion-exchange membranes, − polymer latices, hydrogels, protein adsorption onto surfaces, and blood compatibility. − In these materials, the sign of the charge can be controlled by solution pH, resulting in characteristic properties that cannot be shown in a single-charged material. Especially for the protein adsorption behavior on dialysis and ultrafiltration membranes, the pore-surface properties will be of significant importance, the charge state of which is altered by the adsorbed proteins that possess many acidic and basic groups. , In this situation, it is considered that the amphoteric-charged surface can be useful in understanding the interaction between the charge state and proteins in which the balance of surface charge can be varied by solution pH .…”