Using co-solvents and high throughput to maximize protein resistance for poly(ethylene glycol)-grafted poly(ether sulfone) UF membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 370, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 166-174

  Yune, Philip S ^a   Kilduff, James E ^b   Belfort, Georges ^a  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Co solvent; High throughput; Membrane filtration; PEG; Protein resistant surfaces; Surface modification; UV induced grafting

Indexed keywords

COSOLVENTS; HIGH THROUGHPUT; MEMBRANE FILTRATION; PEG; PROTEIN RESISTANT SURFACES; SURFACE MODIFICATION; UV INDUCED;

AMIDES; BODY FLUIDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHERS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FOULING; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); IONIC LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; OPTIMIZATION; PERMEATION; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PROTEINS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLVENTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; THROUGHPUT; WATER FILTRATION;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; MACROGOL; POLYETHERSULFONE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; HYDROGEN BOND; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 79951555959     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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