Zwitterionic hydrogel thin films as antifouling surface layers of polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes anchored via reactive copolymer additive

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 470, Issue , 2014, Pages 148-158

  Zhao, Yi Fan ^a   Zhu, Li Ping ^a   Yi, Zhuan ^a   Zhu, Bao Ku ^a   Xu, You Yi ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti fouling; Hemocompatibility; Polyethersulfone membrane; Zwitterionic hydrogel

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; DURABILITY; FOULING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; HYDROGELS; PHASE SEPARATION; THIN FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTIFOULING; ANTIFOULING PROPERTY; CROSSLINKING POLYMERIZATION; HEMOCOMPATIBILITY; PHASE-SEPARATION PROCESS; POLYETHERSULFONE MEMBRANE; POLYETHERSULFONE ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE; TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

MEMBRANES;

AMPHOLYTE; ETHYLENE; POLYETHERSULFONE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTACT ANGLE; CROSS LINKING; FILM; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILICITY; IMMOBILIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PERMEABILITY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THROMBOCYTE ADHESION; ULTRAFILTRATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84905664474     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.07.023     Document Type: Article

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