Simulation-aided design and synthesis of hierarchically porous membranes

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 7484-7491

  Li, Fan ^a   Wilker, Molly B ^a   Stein, Andreas ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2D-HEXAGONAL; ALUMINA LAYERS; COLLOIDAL ARRAYS; COLUMNAR STRUCTURES; DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS; FREE STANDING MEMBRANES; HIERARCHICAL POROSITY; HYDROPHILIC COMPONENTS; LENGTH SCALE; MACROPORE ARRAYS; MACROPORES; MESO-PORES; MESOPORE; MESOSCALE SIMULATION; METHANOL-WATER; MIXED SOLVENT; POLAR SURFACES; POLYMERIC COLLOIDS; POLYSTYRENE SPHERES; POROUS MEMBRANES; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; PROPYLENE OXIDE; SILICA MEMBRANE; SILICA PRECURSORS; SOLVENT POLARITY; SPHERICAL MESOPORES; TWO-STEP ANNEALING;

ALIGNMENT; ALUMINA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ETHYLENE; METHANOL; MICELLES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; PROPYLENE; SILICA; SILICATES; SOLVENTS; SPHERES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84861142639     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la300037q     Document Type: Article

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