Macrovoids in solution-cast membranes: Direct probing of systems exhibiting horizontal macrovoid growth

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 407-408, Issue , 2012, Pages 93-107

  Kosma, Vassiliki A ^a   Beltsios, Konstantinos G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Macrovoids; Phase inversion; PMMA; Polymer membranes; Solution cast membranes

Indexed keywords

MACROVOIDS; PHASE INVERSION; PMMA; POLYMER MEMBRANES; SOLUTION-CAST;

ACETONE; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HEXANE; PHASE SEPARATION;

MEMBRANES;

ACETONE; HEXANE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; MATERIALS TESTING; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84859580775     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.03.021     Document Type: Article

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