Microstructure and thermo-responsive behavior of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brushes grafted in nanopores of track-etched membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 308, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 75-86

  Alem, Halima ^a   Duwez, Anne Sophie ^b   Lussis, Perrine ^b   Lipnik, Pascale ^a   Jonas, Alain M ^a   Demoustier Champagne, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aqueous surface initiated polymerization; Microstructure; Poly(N isopropylacrylamide); Thermo responsive behavior; Track etched membranes

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MICROSTRUCTURE;

AQUEOUS SURFACE-INITIATED POLYMERIZATION; THERMO-RESPONSIVE BEHAVIOR; TRACK-ETCHED MEMBRANES;

POLYAMIDES;

POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE);

ETCHING; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYAMIDES;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; HYDRATION; MACROMOLECULE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NANOPORE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 37249063530     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.09.036     Document Type: Article

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