Dual-biomimetic superhydrophobic electrospun polystyrene nanofibrous membranes for membrane distillation

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2423-2430

  Li, Xiong ^a   Wang, Ce ^a   Yang, Yin ^a   Wang, Xuefen ^a   Zhu, Meifang ^a   Hsiao, Benjamin S ^b  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

membrane distillation; nanofibrous membrane; polystyrene; superhydrophobic

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPINNING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANES; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANES; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC;

BIOMIMETICS; DESALINATION; FIBROUS MEMBRANES; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYSTYRENES; WATER FILTRATION;

NANOFIBERS;

NANOFIBER; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOMIMETICS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOFIBERS; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84896880435     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am4048128     Document Type: Article

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