Modification of regenerated cellulose ultrafiltration membranes by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 311, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 225-234

  Singh, Nripen ^a   Chen, Zhen ^b   Tomer, Namrata ^a   Wickramasinghe, S Ranil ^b   Soice, Neil ^c   Husson, Scott M ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c MILLIPORE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

ATRP; Dextran rejection; Graft polymerization; Polymer nanolayers; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN REJECTION; GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; POLYMER NANOLAYERS;

ADSORPTION; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; DEXTRAN; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERIZATION; PORE SIZE; SURFACE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVE; DEXTRAN; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLY[POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)METHACRYLATE]; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; CELLULOSE; DEXTRAN; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERIZATION; PORE SIZE; SURFACE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KINETICS; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

ADSORPTION; CELLULOSE; DEXTRANS; POLYMERIZATION; PORE SIZE; SURFACE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 39149128256     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.12.036     Document Type: Article

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