Surface modification of ultrafiltration membranes by low temperature plasma II. Graft polymerization onto polyacrylonitrile and polysulfone

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 193-215

  Ulbricht, Mathias ^a,b   Belfort, Georges ^a  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Graft polymerization; Grafted polyacrylates; Low temperature plasma; Polyacrylonitrile; Polysulfone; Protein fouling; Surface modification; Ultrafiltration membranes

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; HELIUM; METHACRYLIC ACID; PEROXIDE; POLYACRYLONITRILE; POLYSULFONE; PROTEIN; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

MEMBRANES; POLYMERIZATION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0029656492     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-7388(95)00207-3     Document Type: Article

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