Preparation and characterization of surface modified electrospun membranes for higher filtration flux

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 390-391, Issue , 2012, Pages 235-242

  Kaur, Satinderpal ^a,b   Rana, Dipak ^a   Matsuura, Takeshi ^a   Sundarrajan, Subramanian ^b   Ramakrishna, Seeram ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Blending; Electrospinning; Electrospun membranes; Fiber; Hydrophilic; Microfiltration; Surface modifying macromolecules

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; CASTED MEMBRANES; ELECTROSPUN MEMBRANES; ELECTROSPUNS; FILTRATION FLUX; HYDROPHILIC; HYDROPHILIC GROUPS; LIQUID PENETRATION; LOW PRESSURES; POLY(PROPYLENE GLYCOL); POLYMERIC MATERIAL; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; PVDF MEMBRANE; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SURFACE MODIFYING MACROMOLECULE; SURFACE MODIFYING MACROMOLECULES; SURFACE-MODIFIED; WATER FLUX;

BLENDING; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTROSPINNING; ETHYLENE; FIBERS; GLYCOLS; HYDROPHILICITY; MACROMOLECULES; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS; PROPYLENE; SURFACES;

MICROFILTRATION;

MACROGOL; POLY(PROPYLENE GLYCOL); POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; PROPANEDIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPINNING; ENCAPSULATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MACROMOLECULE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84855280465     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.11.045     Document Type: Article

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