Improved mechanical properties and hydrophilicity of electrospun nanofiber membranes for filtration applications by dopamine modification

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 460, Issue , 2014, Pages 241-249

  Huang, Liwei ^a   Arena, Jason T ^a   Manickam, Seetha S ^a   Jiang, Xiaoqiang ^a   Willis, Brian G ^a   McCutcheon, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Hydrophilicity; Mechanical properties; Polyacrylonitrile; Polydopamine; Polysulfone

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COATINGS; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBER BONDING; FIBERS; HYDROPHILICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOFIBERS; POLYACRYLONITRILES; POLYSULFONES; POROSITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER FILTRATION; WEAVING;

ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; FILTRATION PROCESS; HYDROPHILIC POLYMERS; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; NON-WOVEN MEMBRANES; POLYDOPAMINE; POROUS STRUCTURES; RANDOM FIBER ORIENTATION;

MICROFILTRATION;

DOPAMINE; POLYACRYLONITRILE; POLYDOPAMINE; POLYMER; POLYSULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTROSPINNING; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE FILTER; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THICKNESS; WATER PERMEABILITY; WETTABILITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84897945050     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.01.045     Document Type: Article

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