Highly hydrophilic and low-protein-fouling polypropylene membrane prepared by surface modification with sulfobetaine-based zwitterionic polymer through a combined surface polymerization method

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 362, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 326-333

  Zhao, Yong Hong ^a   Wee, Kin Ho ^a   Bai, Renbi ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Combined polymerization; High hydrophilicity; Low protein fouling; Polypropylene membrane; Surface modification; Zwitterionic polymer

Indexed keywords

COMBINED POLYMERIZATION; HIGH HYDROPHILICITY; LOW-PROTEIN-FOULING; POLYPROPYLENE MEMBRANE; SURFACE MODIFICATION; ZWITTERIONIC POLYMERS;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CONTACT ANGLE; FOULING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PROTEINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER CONTENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

AMPHOLYTE; BETAINE DERIVATIVE; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLY(2 HYDROXYETHYLMETHACRYLATE); POLY(SULFOBETAINE METHACRYLATE); POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; SULFOBETAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTRATION; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77955654006     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.06.037     Document Type: Article

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