Recent advances on the fabrication of antifouling phase-inversion membranes by physical blending modification method

TA Geleta, IV Maggay, Y Chang, A Venault - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Membrane technology is an essential tool for water treatment and biomedical applications.
Despite their extensive use in these fields, polymeric-based membranes still face several …

Tailored polymer nanocomposite membranes based on carbon, metal oxide and silicon nanomaterials: a review

MSSA Saraswathi, A Nagendran… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Research into the structure, synthesis and properties of nanoscale materials has increased
at an enormous pace over the past decades since they have a wide variety of applications …

Recent advances in preparation of porous polymeric membranes by unique techniques and mitigation of fouling through surface modification

S Remanan, M Sharma, S Bose, NC Das - ChemistrySelect, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, modern techniques for the membrane preparation including 3D printing,
phase separation micro molding, selective etching and self‐assembled and non‐solvent …

BSA and humic acid separation from aqueous stream using polydopamine coated PVDF ultrafiltration membranes

MSA Saraswathi, R Kausalya, NJ Kaleekkal… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
To inhibit the inherent hydrophobicity and low anti-fouling of poly (vinylidene
fluoride)(PVDF) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) and …

Polyhydroxy phenolic resin coated polyetherimide membrane with biomimetic super-hydrophily for high-efficient oil–water separation

Y Hao, X Guo, J Li, H Wang, F Liu, L Huang… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In terms of treating the problem of oily wastewater, membrane separation technology has
always been a simple and efficient method of oil–water emulsion separation. Inspired by the …

Fabrication of polyetherimide nanocomposite membrane with amine functionalised halloysite nanotubes for effective removal of cationic dye effluents

RS Hebbar, AM Isloor, MS Abdullah, AF Ismail… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2018 - Elsevier
Naturally, occurring, low cost and eco-friendly halloysite nanotubes were chemically
modified and uniformly immobilised into the polyetherimide membrane matrix with the aim of …

Polydopamine layered poly (ether imide) ultrafiltration membranes tailored with silver nanoparticles designed for better permeability, selectivity and antifouling

MSSA Saraswathi, D Rana, S Alwarappan… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (ether imide)[PEI] ultrafiltration membranes are coated by polydopamine (PD)
and immobilized with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to improve the permeation, contaminant …

Highly permeable, antifouling and antibacterial poly (ether imide) membranes tailored with poly (hexamethylenebiguanide) coated copper oxide nanoparticles

MSSA Saraswathi, D Rana, K Divya… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Herein, copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) are synthesized via a facile wet chemical
precipitation technique and coated with poly (hexamethylenebiguanide) hydrochloride …

Study effect of nAg particle size on the properties and antibacterial characteristics of polysulfone membranes

GS Prihandana, T Sriani, AD Muthi'ah, A Machmudah… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes were fabricated using various sizes (20, 40, and 90–
210 nm) of silver nanoparticles (nAg) blended in a dope solution. To characterize the …

Enhancement of antifouling properties, metal ions and protein separation of poly (ether-ether-sulfone) ultrafiltration membranes by incorporation of poly ethylene …

M Purushothaman, A Harikrishnan, PS Kumar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Composite polymeric membranes with enhanced anti-fouling properties, antimicrobial
activities and flux were produced via the phase inversion technique using poly (ether-ether …