Effect of the temperature of polyurethane dissolution on the mechanism of wet-casting membrane formation

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 601-607

  Cheng, Liao Ping ^a   Huang, Yen Shih ^b   Young, Tai Horng ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dissolution temperature; Particulate membranes; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

WET-CASTING MEMBRANE FORMATION;

POLYURETHANES;

EID: 0037350784     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-3057(02)00235-5     Document Type: Article

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