Thermo- and pH-responsive polypropylene microporous membrane prepared by the photoinduced RAFT-mediated graft copolymerization

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 343, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 82-89

  Yu, Hai Yin ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Zhou, Jin ^a   Gu, Jia Shan ^a   Huang, Lei ^a   Tang, Zhao Qi ^a   Wei, Xian Wen ^a  

^a ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Membrane surface modification; Multi sensitive membrane; Photoinduced graft polymerization; Polypropylene microporous membrane; Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer radical polymerization

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE SURFACE MODIFICATION; MULTI-SENSITIVE MEMBRANE; PHOTOINDUCED GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; POLYPROPYLENE MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE; REVERSIBLE ADDITION-FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; AMIDES; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COPOLYMERIZATION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; FREE RADICALS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGELS; IRRADIATION; MICROPOROSITY; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

MEMBRANES;

ACRYLIC ACID; BENZOPHENONE; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEAT SENSITIVITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PH; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 68949190911     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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