Next-generation ultrafiltration membranes enabled by block polymers

N Hampu, JR Werber, WY Chan, EC Feinberg… - Acs Nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Reliable and equitable access to safe drinking water is a major and growing challenge
worldwide. Membrane separations represent one of the most promising strategies for the …

Nonequilibrium processes in polymer membrane formation: Theory and experiment

M Müller, V Abetz - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Porous polymer and copolymer membranes are useful for ultrafiltration of functional
macromolecules, colloids, and water purification. In particular, block copolymer membranes …

Advanced porous polymer membranes from self-assembling block copolymers

M Radjabian, V Abetz - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of novel polymer membranes is a fascinating and challenging field in
materials science and technology, as both the chemical composition and the processing …

Block copolymer membranes for aqueous solution applications

SP Nunes - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Block copolymers are known for their intricate morphology. We review the state of the art of
block copolymer membranes and discuss perspectives in this field. The main focus is on …

Isoporous block copolymer membranes

V Abetz - Macromolecular rapid communications, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The developments in membranes based on tailored block copolymers are reported with an
emphasis on isoporous membranes. These membranes can be prepared in different …

Nanoporous membranes generated from self‐assembled block polymer precursors: Quo Vadis?

Y Zhang, JL Sargent, BW Boudouris… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoporous membranes based on self‐assembled block polymer precursors are an
emerging class of promising separation, purification, and sensing devices due to the ability …

Block copolymer-nanoparticle hybrid self-assembly

TN Hoheisel, K Hur, UB Wiesner - Progress in Polymer Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Polymer-inorganic hybrid materials provide exciting opportunities as they may display
favorable properties from both constituents that are desired in applications including …

Self-organized isoporous membranes with tailored pore sizes

S Rangou, K Buhr, V Filiz, JI Clodt, B Lademann… - Journal of Membrane …, 2014 - Elsevier
Membrane formation via the combination of self-assembly and the non-solvent induced
phase separation (NIPS) process of diblock copolymers is investigated. Several polystyrene …

Tailoring pore size of graded mesoporous block copolymer membranes: moving from ultrafiltration toward nanofiltration

Y Gu, U Wiesner - Macromolecules, 2015 - ACS Publications
Tailoring pore size of ultrafiltration membranes all the way down toward the nanofiltration
regime in a predictable manner from molecular design principles is highly desirable. Here …

Designing block copolymer architectures for targeted membrane performance

RM Dorin, WA Phillip, H Sai, J Werner, M Elimelech… - polymer, 2014 - Elsevier
Using a combination of block copolymer self-assembly and non-solvent induced phase
separation, isoporous ultrafiltration membranes were fabricated from four poly (isoprene-b …