Formation and evolution of a bicontinuous structure of PMMA membrane during wet immersion process

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 315, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 187-194

  Kuo, Chun Yin ^a   Su, Shiun Lian ^a   Tsai, Hui An ^a,b   Su, Yu Shen ^c   Wang, Da Ming ^a,c   Lai, Juin Yih ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NANYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bicontinuous structure; FTIR microscopy; PMMA; Spinodal decomposition; Wet immersion

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION;

BICONTINUOUS STRUCTURE; FTIR-MICROSCOPY; WET IMMERSION;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

ALCOHOL; DIOXANE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); PROPANOL;

COAGULATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; FREEZE DRYING; IMMERSION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 41949103114     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.02.034     Document Type: Article

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