Characterization of membranes prepared from blends of poly(acrylic acid)-graft-poly(vinylidene fluoride) with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and their temperature- and pH-sensitive microfiltration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 224, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 93-106

  Ying, Lei ^a   Kang, E T ^a   Neoh, K G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blend; Graft; pH and temperature sensitive membrane; Poly(N isopropylacrylamide); Poly(vinylidene fluoride)

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COPOLYMERS; MICROFILTRATION; PH EFFECTS; POLYMER BLENDS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

MOLECULAR MODIFICATION;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

COPOLYMER; OZONE; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYACRYLIC ACID POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE COPOLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRYSTAL; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MEMBRANE; MICROFILTRATION; MISCIBILITY; PH; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0142011028     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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