Neck-size distributions of through-pores in polymer membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 415-416, Issue , 2012, Pages 608-615

  Agarwal, Chhavi ^a   Pandey, Ashok K ^a   Das, Sadananda ^a,d   Sharma, Manoj K ^a   Pattyn, Danny ^b   Ares, Pablo ^c   Goswami, A ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Porometercom   (Belgium)

^c Nanotec Electronica SL   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Capillary flow porometry; Neck size distribution; Pore diameter; Pore filled membrane.; Track etched membrane

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW POROMETRY; NECK-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PORE-DIAMETER; PORE-FILLED MEMBRANES; TRACK-ETCHED MEMBRANE;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; DICHLOROMETHANE; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GOLD; NANORODS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MEMBRANES;

DICHLOROMETHANE; NANOROD; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84864773714     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.05.055     Document Type: Article

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