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Zhang Y, Wakabayashi R, Kimura T. Aerosol-assisted synthesis of titania-based spherical and fibrous materials with a rational design of mesopores using PS- b-PEO. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:1543-1550. [PMID: 36533632 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03402f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
Abstract
Surfactant-assisted synthesis is a promising technique for the tailor-made design of highly porous metal oxide based nanomaterials. There has been a demand for the comprehensive design of their morphology, porous structure and crystallinity to extend potential applications using metal oxide based materials such as titania (TiO2). However, the porous structure is often deformed and/or destroyed during the process of crystallizing metal oxide frameworks. Herein, the aerosol-assisted synthesis of mesoporous TiO2 powders was conducted in the presence of high-molecular-weight poly(styrene)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO), which improved the stability of the derivative mesoporous structure with an increase in the thickness of the TiO2 frameworks. To propose a rational synthetic route for stable and porous metal oxides, the resultant mesoporous structure and the textural morphology of the mesoporous TiO2 powders were surveyed using PS-b-PEO with different lengths of PS and PEO chains. By a judicious choice of the molecular structure of PS-b-PEO, the morphological design of the fully crystallized anatase phase of TiO2 from spherical to fibrous ones was achieved with control over the mesopore diameter.
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- Yuxiao Zhang
- Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Sakurazaka, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-8560, Japan.
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- Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Sakurazaka, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-8560, Japan.
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- Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Sakurazaka, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-8560, Japan.
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Fine pore tailoring of PSf-b-PEG membrane in sub-5 nm via phase-inversion. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Ma S, Hou Y, Hao J, Lin C, Zhao J, Sui X. Well-Defined Nanostructures by Block Copolymers and Mass Transport Applications in Energy Conversion. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14214568. [PMID: 36365562 PMCID: PMC9655174 DOI: 10.3390/polym14214568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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With the speedy progress in the research of nanomaterials, self-assembly technology has captured the high-profile interest of researchers because of its simplicity and ease of spontaneous formation of a stable ordered aggregation system. The self-assembly of block copolymers can be precisely regulated at the nanoscale to overcome the physical limits of conventional processing techniques. This bottom-up assembly strategy is simple, easy to control, and associated with high density and high order, which is of great significance for mass transportation through membrane materials. In this review, to investigate the regulation of block copolymer self-assembly structures, we systematically explored the factors that affect the self-assembly nanostructure. After discussing the formation of nanostructures of diverse block copolymers, this review highlights block copolymer-based mass transport membranes, which play the role of “energy enhancers” in concentration cells, fuel cells, and rechargeable batteries. We firmly believe that the introduction of block copolymers can facilitate the novel energy conversion to an entirely new plateau, and the research can inform a new generation of block copolymers for more promotion and improvement in new energy applications.
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Rangou S, Appold M, Lademann B, Buhr K, Filiz V. Thermally and Chemically Stable Isoporous Block Copolymer Membranes. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:1142-1147. [PMID: 36048420 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, particularly membranes fabricated from self-assembled diblock copolymers, hold promise in wastewater treatment, dairy, and food industries. Membrane development goals involve combining a highly porous selective layer with a narrow pore size distribution with a mechanically stable supporting layer to achieve constant flux. To date, isoporous integral asymmetric membranes have been formed either as flat sheets or hollow fibers, and a surface-selective layer determines membrane separation performance. A unique isoporous membrane of the poly(4-vinylbenzocyclobutene)-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PVBCB-b-P4VP) diblock copolymer with a substructure of almost homogeneous porosity throughout the body of the material (three-dimensional porosity) has been developed. Moreover, the matrix of the membrane (PVCB) enables it to undergo cross-linking, allowing the membrane to be thermally sterilized and applied in high-temperature UF applications.
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- Sofia Rangou
- Institute of Membrane Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Membrane Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Membrane Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Membrane Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Membrane Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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Ren J, Yang X, Yan W, Feng X, Zhao Y, Chen L. mPEG-b-PES-b-mPEG-based candidate hemodialysis membrane with enhanced performance in sieving, flux, and hemocompatibility. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Septani CM, Kua MF, Chen CY, Lin JM, Sun YS. Micellization, aggregation, and gelation of polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) in cosolvents added with hydrochloric acid. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Jasinska-Walc L, Bouyahyi M, Duchateau R. Potential of Functionalized Polyolefins in a Sustainable Polymer Economy: Synthetic Strategies and Applications. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:1985-1996. [PMID: 35849758 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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ConspectusPolymers play a crucial role in our modern life as no other material exists that is so versatile, moldable, and lightweight. Consequently, the demand for polymers will continue to grow with the human population, modernization, and technological developments. However, depleted fossil resources, increasing plastic waste production, ocean pollution, and related growing emission of greenhouse gases has led to a change in the way we think about the use of polymers. Although polymers were never designed to be recycled, it is clear that a linear polymers economy is no longer sustainable. The design for recycling and reuse and life-cycle analyses will become increasingly important factors when deciding on which polymer to choose for a certain application. Of all polymers, polyolefins have the lowest life-cycle environmental impact and even outperform renewable polymers. However, polyolefins are chemically inert and reveal a low surface energy. Combining their excellent mechanical properties with the ability to adhere to other materials or create self-assembled or nanostructured materials would widen the application window of polyolefins even more.This Account covers part of our personal account in the field of functionalized polyolefin synthesis and their application development. We start with addressing the challenge of finding suitable catalysts that tolerate nucleophilic functionalities, which tends to poison most electrophilic catalysts even when passivated with, for example, an aluminum alkyl. We argued that lowering of the oxidation state of a titanium-based catalyst might lower the electrophilicity of the metal center. Indeed, this simple approach resulted in an unprecedentedly high tolerance toward aluminum alkyl-passivated alkenols during their copolymerization with ethylene. Interestingly, catalyst deactivation was much less pronounced during the copolymerization of propylene and aluminum-passivated alkenols, clearly demonstrating the protective effect of the methyl branch in the growing polymer. Because the use of randomly functionalized polypropylenes is rather underdeveloped, as compared to the corresponding randomly functionalized polyethylenes, we focused on potential applications of the former material. Atactic or low-crystalline hydroxyl- and carboxylic acid-functionalized propylene-based co- and terpolymers form elastomers with interesting properties that can be influenced by enhancing the hydrogen bonding within the system or by creating ionomers. The polar functionalities cluster together in domains that can host small polar molecules such as, for example, a pH indicator, thus affording useful sensors. The functionalized polyolefins can also be used as precursors for amphiphilic graft copolymers, undergoing self-assembly and therefore being suitable for nanoporous membrane preparation. The graft copolymers also proved to be effective compatibilizers in various polymer blends.
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- Lidia Jasinska-Walc
- SABIC Technology & Innovation, STC Geleen, Urmonderbaan 22, 6160 AH Geleen, The Netherlands
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- SABIC Technology & Innovation, STC Geleen, Urmonderbaan 22, 6160 AH Geleen, The Netherlands
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- SABIC Technology & Innovation, STC Geleen, Urmonderbaan 22, 6160 AH Geleen, The Netherlands.,Chemical Product Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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Bessif B, Pfohl T, Heck B, Alshetwi Y, Khechine E, Xu J, Reiter G. In Situ Dissolution and Swelling of Confined Lamellar Polymer Crystals through Exposure to Humid Air. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Brahim Bessif
- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Li H, Wei Y, Wang Z, Wang N, Zhang L, Chen Z, Lin Q, Liu H. The self‐assembly of triblock copolymers in the slits of neutral plates to form porous membranes and the pore size distribution: Dissipative particle dynamics simulation. POLYM INT 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.6391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Hui Li
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 China
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Procházka K, Limpouchová Z, Štěpánek M, Šindelka K, Lísal M. DPD Modelling of the Self- and Co-Assembly of Polymers and Polyelectrolytes in Aqueous Media: Impact on Polymer Science. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14030404. [PMID: 35160394 PMCID: PMC8838752 DOI: 10.3390/polym14030404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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This review article is addressed to a broad community of polymer scientists. We outline and analyse the fundamentals of the dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation method from the point of view of polymer physics and review the articles on polymer systems published in approximately the last two decades, focusing on their impact on macromolecular science. Special attention is devoted to polymer and polyelectrolyte self- and co-assembly and self-organisation and to the problems connected with the implementation of explicit electrostatics in DPD numerical machinery. Critical analysis of the results of a number of successful DPD studies of complex polymer systems published recently documents the importance and suitability of this coarse-grained method for studying polymer systems.
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- Karel Procházka
- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 43 Prague, Czech Republic; (Z.L.); (M.Š.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 43 Prague, Czech Republic; (Z.L.); (M.Š.)
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 43 Prague, Czech Republic; (Z.L.); (M.Š.)
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- Department of Molecular and Mesoscopic Modelling, Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 135, 165 02 Prague, Czech Republic; (K.Š.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Molecular and Mesoscopic Modelling, Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 135, 165 02 Prague, Czech Republic; (K.Š.); (M.L.)
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 3632, 400 96 Ústí n. Labem, Czech Republic
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Tailoring of polysulfate/polyvinylpyrrolidone membrane structure via NIPS coupled physical aging technique for high-performance dye/salt separation. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Brodie CN, Boyd TM, Sotorríos L, Ryan DE, Magee E, Huband S, Town JS, Lloyd-Jones GC, Haddleton DM, Macgregor SA, Weller AS. Controlled Synthesis of Well-Defined Polyaminoboranes on Scale Using a Robust and Efficient Catalyst. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:21010-21023. [PMID: 34846131 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c10888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The air tolerant precatalyst, [Rh(L)(NBD)]Cl ([1]Cl) [L = κ3-(iPr2PCH2CH2)2NH, NBD = norbornadiene], mediates the selective synthesis of N-methylpolyaminoborane, (H2BNMeH)n, by dehydropolymerization of H3B·NMeH2. Kinetic, speciation, and DFT studies show an induction period in which the active catalyst, Rh(L)H3 (3), forms, which sits as an outer-sphere adduct 3·H3BNMeH2 as the resting state. At the end of catalysis, dormant Rh(L)H2Cl (2) is formed. Reaction of 2 with H3B·NMeH2 returns 3, alongside the proposed formation of boronium [H2B(NMeH2)2]Cl. Aided by isotopic labeling, Eyring analysis, and DFT calculations, a mechanism is proposed in which the cooperative "PNHP" ligand templates dehydrogenation, releasing H2B═NMeH (ΔG‡calc = 19.6 kcal mol-1). H2B═NMeH is proposed to undergo rapid, low barrier, head-to-tail chain propagation for which 3 is the catalyst/initiator. A high molecular weight polymer is formed that is relatively insensitive to catalyst loading (Mn ∼71 000 g mol-1; Đ, of ∼ 1.6). The molecular weight can be controlled using [H2B(NMe2H)2]Cl as a chain transfer agent, Mn = 37 900-78 100 g mol-1. This polymerization is suggested to arise from an ensemble of processes (catalyst speciation, dehydrogenation, propagation, chain transfer) that are geared around the concentration of H3B·NMeH2. TGA and DSC thermal analysis of polymer produced on scale (10 g, 0.01 mol % [1]Cl) show a processing window that allows for melt extrusion of polyaminoborane strands, as well as hot pressing, drop casting, and electrospray deposition. By variation of conditions in the latter, smooth or porous microstructured films or spherical polyaminoboranes beads (∼100 nm) result.
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- Claire N Brodie
- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO31 1ES, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO31 1ES, U.K.,Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO31 1ES, U.K.,Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- International Institute for Nanocomposites Manufacturing, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, Scotland, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO31 1ES, U.K
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Lang C, Kumar M, Hickey RJ. Current status and future directions of self-assembled block copolymer membranes for molecular separations. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:10405-10415. [PMID: 34768280 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01368h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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One of the most efficient and promising separation alternatives to thermal methods such as distillation is the use of polymeric membranes that separate mixtures based on molecular size or chemical affinity. Self-assembled block copolymer membranes have gained considerable attention within the membrane field due to precise control over nanoscale structure, pore size, and chemical versatility. Despite the rapid progress and excitement, a significant hurdle in using block copolymer membranes for nanometer and sub-nanometer separations such as nanofiltration and reverse osmosis is the lower limit on domain size features. Strategies such as polymer post-functionalization, self-assembly of oligomers, liquid crystals, and random copolymers, or incorporation of artificial/natural channels within block copolymer materials are future directions with the potential to overcome current limitations with respect to separation size.
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- Chao Lang
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16801, USA.
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- Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16801, USA.
- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16801, USA
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Aissou K, Bouzit H, Krusch F, Méricq JP, Cot D, Masquelez N, Roualdes S, Quémener D. Asymmetric Solvent-Annealed Triblock Terpolymer Thick Films Topped by a Hexagonal Perforated Lamellar Nanostructure. Macromol Rapid Commun 2021; 43:e2100585. [PMID: 34734443 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Asymmetric and nanostructured polystyrene-block-poly(2-vinyl pyridine)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-P2VP-b-PEO or SVEO, S:V:EO ≈ 56:34:10, 79.5 kg mol-1 ) thick films blended with 20 wt% of a short PS homopolymer (hPS, 10.5 kg mol-1 ) are achieved by combining the non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) process with a solvent vapor annealing (SVA) treatment. Here, the NIPS step allows for the formation of a highly-permeable sponge-like substructure topped by a dense thin layer exhibiting poorly-ordered nanopores while the subsequent SVA treatment enables to reconstruct the material top surface into a porous monolayer of well-ordered hexagonal perforated lamellae (HPL). This optimized film architecture generated by NIPS-SVA shows a water permeability of 860 L h-1 m-2 bar-1 , which is roughly two times higher than the flux measured through NIPS made PS-b-P2VP-b-PEO/hPS materials having poorly-ordered nanopores. The post-SVA treatment is also revealed as a powerful tool to tailor the thickness of the nanostructure formed within the blended material because monoliths entirely composed of a HPL phase are produced by increasing the time of exposure to a chloroform stream. The water flux of such PS-b-P2VP-b-PEO/hPS monoliths is found to be an order of magnitude lower than that of their asymmetric film homologues.
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- Karim Aissou
- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, ENSCM, CNRS, Universite de, Montpellier, Montpellier, 34090, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, ENSCM, CNRS, Universite de, Montpellier, Montpellier, 34090, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, ENSCM, CNRS, Universite de, Montpellier, Montpellier, 34090, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, ENSCM, CNRS, Universite de, Montpellier, Montpellier, 34090, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, ENSCM, CNRS, Universite de, Montpellier, Montpellier, 34090, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, ENSCM, CNRS, Universite de, Montpellier, Montpellier, 34090, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, ENSCM, CNRS, Universite de, Montpellier, Montpellier, 34090, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, ENSCM, CNRS, Universite de, Montpellier, Montpellier, 34090, France
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Qi L, Qiao J. Design of Switchable Enzyme Carriers Based on Stimuli-Responsive Porous Polymer Membranes for Bioapplications. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:4706-4719. [PMID: 35007021 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Design of efficient enzyme carriers, where enzymes are conjugated to supports, has become an attractive research avenue. Immobilized enzymes are advantageous for practical applications because of their convenience in handling, ease of separation, and good reusability. However, the main challenge is that these traditional enzyme carriers are unable to regulate the enzymolysis efficiency or to protect the enzymes from proteolytic degradation, which restricts their effectiveness of enzymes in bioapplications. Enlightened by the stimuli-responsive channels in the natural cell membranes, conjugation of the enzymes within flat-sheet stimuli-responsive porous polymer membranes (SR-PPMs) as artificial cell membranes is an efficient strategy for circumventing this challenge. Controlled by the external stimuli, the multifunctional polymer chains, which are incorporated within the membranes and attached to the enzyme, change their structures to defend the enzyme from the external environmental disturbances and degradation by proteinases. Specifically, smart SR-PPM enzyme carriers (SR-PPMECs) not only permit convective substrate transfer through the accessible porous network, dramatically improving enzymolysis efficiency due to the adjustable pore sizes and the confinement effect, but they also act as molecular switches for regulating its permeability and selectivity. In this review, the concept of SR-PPMECs is presented. It covers the latest developments in design strategies of flat-sheet SR-PPFMs, fabrication protocols of SR-PPFMECs, strategies for the regulation of enzymolysis efficiency, and their cutting-edge bioapplications.
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- Li Qi
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Copolymer Membrane Fabrication for Highly Efficient Oil‐in‐Water Emulsion Separation. Chem Eng Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202000610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Bessif B, Pfohl T, Reiter G. Self-Seeding Procedure for Obtaining Stacked Block Copolymer Lamellar Crystals in Solution. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13111676. [PMID: 34064146 PMCID: PMC8196770 DOI: 10.3390/polym13111676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We examined the formation of self-seeded platelet-like crystals from polystyrene-block-polyethylene oxide (PS-b-PEO) diblock copolymers in toluene as a function of polymer concentration (c), crystallization temperature (TC), and self-seeding temperature (TSS). We showed that the number (N) of platelet-like crystals and their mean lateral size (L) can be controlled through a self-seeding procedure. As (homogeneous) nucleation was circumvented by the self-seeding procedure, N did not depend on TC. N increased linearly with c and decayed exponentially with TSS but was not affected significantly by the time the sample was kept at TSS. The solubility limit of PS-b-PEO in toluene (c*), which was derived from the linear extrapolation of Nc→ 0 and from the total deposited mass of the platelets per area (MCc→0), depended on TC. We have also demonstrated that at low N, stacks consisting of a (large) number (η) of uniquely oriented lamellae can be achieved. At a given TC, L was controlled by N and η as well as by ∆c=c−c∗. Thus, besides being able to predict size and number of platelet-like crystals, the self-seeding procedure also allowed control of the number of stacked lamellae in these crystals.
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- Brahim Bessif
- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; (B.B.); (T.P.)
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- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; (B.B.); (T.P.)
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- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; (B.B.); (T.P.)
- Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Foroutani K, Ghasemi SM, Pourabbas B. Molecular tailoring of polystyrene-block-poly (acrylic acid) block copolymer toward additive-free asymmetric isoporous membranes via SNIPS. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hampu N, Werber JR, Chan WY, Feinberg EC, Hillmyer MA. Next-Generation Ultrafiltration Membranes Enabled by Block Polymers. ACS NANO 2020; 14:16446-16471. [PMID: 33315381 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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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 energy-efficient purification of potential water sources. In particular, porous membranes are used for the ultrafiltration (UF) of water to remove contaminants with nanometric sizes. However, despite exhibiting excellent water permeability and solution processability, existing UF membranes contain a broad distribution of pore sizes that limit their size selectivity. To maximize the potential utility of UF membranes and allow for precise separations, improvements in the size selectivity of these systems must be achieved. Block polymers represent a potentially transformative solution, as these materials self-assemble into well-defined domains of uniform size. Several different strategies have been reported for integrating block polymers into UF membranes, and each strategy has its own set of materials and processing considerations to ensure that uniform and continuous pores are generated. This Review aims to summarize and critically analyze the chemistries, processing techniques, and properties required for the most common methods for producing porous membranes from block polymers, with a particular focus on the fundamental mechanisms underlying block polymer self-assembly and pore formation. Critical structure-property-performance metrics will be analyzed for block polymer UF membranes to understand how these membranes compare to commercial UF membranes and to identify key research areas for continued improvements. This Review is intended to inform readers of the capabilities and current challenges of block polymer UF membranes, while stimulating critical thought on strategies to advance these technologies.
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- Nicholas Hampu
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Moon JD, Freeman BD, Hawker CJ, Segalman RA. Can Self-Assembly Address the Permeability/Selectivity Trade-Offs in Polymer Membranes? Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Improving the perm-selectivity and anti-fouling property of UF membrane through the micro-phase separation of PSf-b-PEG block copolymers. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.117851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Saleem S, Rangou S, Abetz C, Filiz V, Abetz V. Isoporous Membranes from Novel Polystyrene- b-poly(4-vinylpyridine)- b-poly(solketal methacrylate) (PS- b-P4VP- b-PSMA) Triblock Terpolymers and Their Post-Modification. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 12:E41. [PMID: 31888039 PMCID: PMC7023574 DOI: 10.3390/polym12010041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In this paper, the formation of nanostructured triblock terpolymer polystyrene-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine)-b-poly(solketal methacrylate) (PS-b-P4VP-b-PSMA), polystyrene-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine)-b-poly(glyceryl methacrylate) (PS-b-P4VP-b-PGMA) membranes via block copolymer self-assembly followed by non-solvent-induced phase separation (SNIPS) is demonstrated. An increase in the hydrophilicity was observed after treatment of non-charged isoporous membranes from PS-b-P4VP-b-PSMA, through acidic hydrolysis of the hydrophobic poly(solketal methacrylate) PSMA block into a hydrophilic poly(glyceryl methacrylate) PGMA block, which contains two neighbored hydroxyl (-OH) groups per repeating unit. For the first time, PS-b-P4VP-b-PSMA triblock terpolymers with varying compositions were successfully synthesized by sequential living anionic polymerization. Composite membranes of PS-b-P4VP-b-PSMA and PS-b-P4VP-b-PGMA triblock terpolymers with ordered hexagonally packed cylindrical pores were developed. The morphology of the membranes was studied with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). PS-b-P4VP-b-PSMA triblock terpolymer membranes were further treated with acid (1 M HCl) to get polystyrene-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine)-b-poly(glyceryl methacrylate) (PS-b-P4VP-b-PGMA). Notably, the pristine porous membrane structure could be maintained even after acidic hydrolysis. It was found that membranes containing hydroxyl groups (PS-b-P4VP-b-PGMA) show a stable and higher water permeance than membranes without hydroxyl groups (PS-b-P4VP-b-PSMA), what is due to the increase in hydrophilicity. The membrane properties were analyzed further by contact angle, protein retention, and adsorption measurements.
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- Sarah Saleem
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (S.S.); (S.R.); (C.A.); (V.F.)
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (S.S.); (S.R.); (C.A.); (V.F.)
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (S.S.); (S.R.); (C.A.); (V.F.)
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (S.S.); (S.R.); (C.A.); (V.F.)
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (S.S.); (S.R.); (C.A.); (V.F.)
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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Preparation of isoporous membranes from low χ block copolymers via co-assembly with H-bond interacting homopolymers. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mesoporous Composite Membrane Based on Block Copolymer Self-Assembly. Macromol Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13233-020-8013-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Cheng J, Xu M, Cheng P, Zhang W, Li N, Wang Y, Yang J, Liang K, Li P, Yu H, Qiu X. Metal ions ‘sewing’ isoporous membranes with polystyrene-block-poly (acrylic acid) block copolymer. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Alvarez J, Saudino G, Musteata V, Madhavan P, Genovese A, Behzad AR, Sougrat R, Boi C, Peinemann KV, Nunes SP. 3D Analysis of Ordered Porous Polymeric Particles using Complementary Electron Microscopy Methods. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13987. [PMID: 31562349 PMCID: PMC6764970 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50338-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Highly porous particles with internal triply periodic minimal surfaces were investigated for sorption of proteins. The visualization of the complex ordered morphology requires complementary advanced methods of electron microscopy for 3D imaging, instead of a simple 2D projection: transmission electron microscopy (TEM) tomography, slice-and-view focused ion beam (FIB) and serial block face (SBF) scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The capability of each method of 3D image reconstruction was demonstrated and their potential of application to other synthetic polymeric systems was discussed. TEM has high resolution for details even smaller than 1 nm, but the imaged volume is relatively restricted (2.5 μm)3. The samples are pre-sliced in an ultramicrotome. FIB and SBF are coupled to a SEM. The sample sectioning is done in situ, respectively by an ion beam or an ultramicrotome, SBF, a method so far mostly applied only to biological systems, was particularly highly informative to reproduce the ordered morphology of block copolymer particles with 32–54 nm nanopores and sampling volume (20 μm)3.
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- Juan Alvarez
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, 23955-6900, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, 23955-6900, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.,Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, via Terracini 28, 40131, Bologna, Italy
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, 23955-6900, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, 23955-6900, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Core Labs, 23955-6900, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Core Labs, 23955-6900, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Core Labs, 23955-6900, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, via Terracini 28, 40131, Bologna, Italy
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, 23955-6900, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, 23955-6900, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
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Sutisna B, Musteata V, Pulido B, Puspasari T, Smilgies DM, Hadjichristidis N, Nunes SP. High flux membranes, based on self-assembled and H-bond linked triblock copolymer nanospheres. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.04.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Zhou J, Zhang C, Shen C, Wang Y. Synthesis of poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)-block- poly(styrene-alt-N-phenylmaleimide) and its thermo-tolerant nanoporous films prepared by selective swelling. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Thankamony RL, Li X, Fan X, Sheng G, Wang X, Sun S, Zhang X, Lai Z. Preparation of Highly Porous Polymer Membranes with Hierarchical Porous Structures via Spinodal Decomposition of Mixed Solvents with UCST Phase Behavior. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:44041-44049. [PMID: 30457321 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b16120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The predominant method to prepare polymer membranes is based on phase inversion. However, this method always leads to a dense skin with low porosity when normal polymers are used. Using the self-assembly of certain block copolymers, it is possible to prepare uniform pores with high porosity, but the prices of these polymers are too high to be afforded in practical applications. Here, we report a novel strategy to prepare highly porous and asymmetric polymer membranes using the widely used poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) as a prototype. The method combines spinodal decomposition with phase inversion utilizing mixed solvents that have the unique upper critical solution temperature phase behavior. The spinodal decomposition generates a thin surface layer containing a high density of relatively uniform pores in the mesoporous range, and the phase inversion generates a thick bulk layer composed of macrovoids; the two types of structures are interconnected, yielding a highly permeable, selective, and mechanically strong porous membrane. The membranes show an order of magnitude higher water permeance than commercial membranes and efficient molecular sieving of macromolecules. Notably, our strategy provides a general toolbox to prepare highly porous membranes from normal polymers. By blending PVDF with cellulose acetate (CA), a highly porous PVDF/CA membrane was prepared and showed similarly high separation performance, but the higher hydrophilicity of CA improved the membrane flux in the presence of proteins.
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Zhou HJ, Yang GW, Zhang YY, Xu ZK, Wu GP. Bioinspired Block Copolymer for Mineralized Nanoporous Membrane. ACS NANO 2018; 12:11471-11480. [PMID: 30380839 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b06521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Homoporous membranes fabricated by self-assembled block copolymers (BCPs) have gained growing attention for their easy availability of well-ordered nanostructures for precise separation. However, it remains a challenges to improve the mechanical integrity, hydrophilic properties, and pore functionalities of the existing systems. To this end, we report an organic-mineral composite hybrid nanoporous BCP membrane with attractive superhydrophilicity, mechanical stability, and fouling-resistance derived from a bioinspired block copolymer, poly(propylene carbonate)- block-poly(4-vinylcatechol acetonide) (PPC- b-PVCA). The key advances include the following. (1) The PPC minor block is qualified as sacrificial domain because of its alkali sensitivity for generating monodisperse nanopores. (2) The PVCA matrix block contains the catechol groups, which enables the formation of inorganic layer via a biomineralization process, thus producing an organic-mineral composite nanoporous BCP membrane with attractive superhydrophilicity, mechanical stability, and fouling resistance. A ∼200 nm thickness BCP film with monodisperse through-pores of 12 nm diameter cylinders oriented perpendicularly to a supporting microfiltration membrane is fabricated by sequential blade-casting, solvent annealing, hydrolysis sacrificial block, and biomineralization process. The mechanical stability, high water flow (114 L m-2 h-1 bar-1), size fractionation of nanoparticles, as well as protein antiadsorption performance make the strategy provided here hold the promise of affording an advance platform for filtration, catalysis, and drug delivery.
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- Hui-Jun Zhou
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, and Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials & Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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Musteata VE, Chisca S, Meneau F, Smilgies DM, Nunes SP. Carboxyl-functionalized nanochannels based on block copolymer hierarchical structures. Faraday Discuss 2018; 209:303-314. [PMID: 29974100 DOI: 10.1039/c8fd00015h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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When building artificial nanochannels, having a scalable robust platform with controlled morphology is important, as well as having the option for final functionalization of the channels for the selective transport of water and proteins. We have previously developed asymmetric membranes that have a surface layer of very sharp pore size distribution, surface charge and pore functionalization. Here, a more complex bioinspired platform is reported. Hierarchical isotropic porous structures with spherical micrometer-sized cavities, interconnected by hexagonally ordered nanochannels, were prepared based on the phase separation of polystyrene-b-poly(t-butyl acrylate) block copolymers, following a nucleation and growth mechanism. The structure was imaged by scanning electron microscopy, which demonstrated a high density of ordered nanochannels. The hexagonal order formed by the self-assembly in solution was confirmed by small-angle X-ray scattering. The structure evolution was investigated by time-resolved grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering. The assembled hydrophobic hierarchical structure was then converted to a hydrophilic structure by acid hydrolysis, leading to nanochannels covered by carboxylic groups and therefore convenient for water transport.
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- Valentina-Elena Musteata
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
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Nisticò R. Block copolymers for designing nanostructured porous coatings. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 9:2332-2344. [PMID: 30202702 PMCID: PMC6122062 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.9.218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Highly ordered porous coatings find applications in many fields, such as nanotechnology, microfluidics and nanofluidics, membrane separation, and sensing. In recent years, there has been great interest regarding the synthesis of isoporous and well-ordered (in)organic coatings for the production of highly selective functional membranes. Among the different strategies that have been proposed to date for preparing these porous thin coatings, one simple route involves the use of self-assembled amphiphilic block copolymers either as the porogen (acting as sacrificial templating agents for the production of inorganic architectures) or as a source of the porogen (by self-assembly for the production of polymeric substrates). Therefore, an extended discussion around the exploitation of block copolymers is proposed here in this review, using polystyrene-block-polyethylene oxide (PS-b-PEO) as the model substrate, and critical points are highlighted.
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- Roberto Nisticò
- Department of Applied Science and Technology DISAT, Polytechnic of Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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Samanta P, Srivastava R, Nandan B. Block copolymer compatibilization driven frustrated crystallization in electrospun nanofibers of polystyrene/poly(ethylene oxide) blends. RSC Adv 2018; 8:17989-18007. [PMID: 35542103 PMCID: PMC9080552 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra02391c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The confined crystallization behaviour of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) has been studied in electrospun nanofibers of the phase-separated blends of polystyrene (PS) and PEO compatibilized with polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO) block copolymer. The PS was present as the majority component such that the electrospun nanofibers consisted of PEO domains dispersed in the PS matrix. The phase separation in the blend occurred under the radial constraint of the nanofibers which led to the formation of small-sized fibrillar PEO domains. The use of block copolymer compatibilizer resulted in a noticeable decrease in the PEO domain size in the as-spun nanofibers. Moreover, the decrease in the domain size and domain connectivity was more substantial in the thermally annealed blend nanofibers due to the suppression of the domain coalescence mechanism resulting from the localization of the PS-b-PEO block copolymer at the interface. Consequently, the fraction of PEO domains crystallizing via homogeneous nucleation increased in the compatibilized blend nanofibers due to the presence of higher number of heterogeneity free PEO domains and disruption in their spatial connectivity. Interestingly, in the compatibilized blend nanofibers consisting of low molecular weight PEO, additional crystallization event attributed to surface nucleation was observed. The surface nucleation, plausibly, resulted from the formation of wet-brush structures where the PEO homopolymers homogeneously wet the PEO blocks present at the interface. In such a scenario, the PEO crystallization occurred via surface nucleation at the domain interface. The surface nucleated crystallization was absent in the compatibilized blend nanofibers composed of high molecular weight PEO presumably due to the formation of morphology with dry-brush structures. Confined crystallization behaviour of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) was studied in electrospun nanofibers of the phase-separated blends of polystyrene (PS) and PEO compatibilized with polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO) block copolymer.![]()
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- Pratick Samanta
- Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 India
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Ruan X, Zhang K, Jiang X, Zhang X, Yan X, Zhang N, He G. Facile fabrication of reinforced homoporous MF membranes by in situ breath figure and thermal adhesion method on substrates. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sutisna B, Polymeropoulos G, Musteata V, Sougrat R, Smilgies DM, Peinemann KV, Hadjichristidis N, Nunes SP. Functionalized Nanochannels from Self-Assembled and Photomodified Poly(Styrene-b-Butadiene-b-Styrene). SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1701885. [PMID: 28977736 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201701885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Membranes are prepared by self-assembly and casting of 5 and 13 wt% poly(styrene-b-butadiene-b-styrene) (PS-b-PB-b-PS) copolymers solutions in different solvents, followed by immersion in water or ethanol. By controlling the solution-casting gap, porous films of 50 and 1 µm thickness are obtained. A gradient of increasing pore size is generated as the distance from the surface increased. An ordered porous surface layer with continuous nanochannels can be observed. Its formation is investigated, by using time-resolved grazing incident small angle X-ray scattering, electron microscopy, and rheology, suggesting a strong effect of the air-solution interface on the morphology formation. The thin PS-b-PB-b-PS ordered films are modified, by promoting the photolytic addition of thioglycolic acid to the polybutadiene groups, adding chemical functionality and specific transport characteristics on the preformed nanochannels, without sacrificing the membrane morphology. Photomodification increases fivefold the water permeance to around 2 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 , compared to that of the unmodified one. A rejection of 74% is measured for methyl orange in water. The membranes fabrication with tailored nanochannels and chemical functionalities can be demonstrated using relatively lower cost block copolymers. Casting on porous polyacrylonitrile supports makes the membranes even more scalable and competitive in large scale.
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- Burhannudin Sutisna
- Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Nanofabrication Imaging and Characterization Laboratory, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), Wilson Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Hohn N, Schlosser SJ, Bießmann L, Grott S, Xia S, Wang K, Schwartzkopf M, Roth SV, Müller-Buschbaum P. Readily available titania nanostructuring routines based on mobility and polarity controlled phase separation of an amphiphilic diblock copolymer. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:5325-5334. [PMID: 29504621 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr09519h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The amphiphilic diblock copolymer polystyrene-block-polyethylene oxide is combined with sol-gel chemistry to control the structure formation of blade-coated foam-like titania thin films. The influence of evaporation time before immersion into a poor solvent bath and polarity of the poor solvent bath are studied. Resulting morphological changes are quantified by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and grazing incidence small angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) measurements. SEM images surface structures while GISAXS accesses inner film structures. Due to the correlation of evaporation time and mobility of the polymer template during the phase separation process, a decrease in the distances of neighboring titania nanostructures from 50 nm to 22 nm is achieved. Furthermore, through an increase of polarity of an immersion bath the energetic incompatibility of the hydrophobic block and the solvent can be enhanced, leading to an increase of titania nanostructure distances from 35 nm to 55 nm. Thus, a simple approach is presented to control titania nanostructure in foam-like films prepared via blade coating, which enables an easy upscaling of film preparation.
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- Nuri Hohn
- Technische Universität München, Physik-Department, Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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Symmetrical polysulfone/poly(acrylic acid) porous membranes with uniform wormlike morphology and pH responsibility: Preparation, characterization and application in water purification. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.12.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Musteata V, Sutisna B, Polymeropoulos G, Avgeropoulos A, Meneau F, Peinemann KV, Hadjichristidis N, Nunes SP. Self-assembly of polystyrene- b -poly(2-vinylpyridine)- b -poly(ethylene oxide) triblock terpolymers. Eur Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Mocan M, Wahdat H, van der Kooij HM, de Vos WM, Kamperman M. Systematic variation of membrane casting parameters to control the structure of thermo-responsive isoporous membranes. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Yang H, Wang Z, Lan Q, Wang Y. Antifouling ultrafiltration membranes by selective swelling of polystyrene/poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymers. J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wang Z, Sun S, Li C, Hu S, Faller R. Controllable multicompartment morphologies from cooperative self-assembly of copolymer-copolymer blends. SOFT MATTER 2017; 13:5877-5887. [PMID: 28766653 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01194f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Multicompartment nanostructures, such as microcapsules with clearly separated shell and core, are not easily accessible by conventional block copolymer self-assembly. We assess a versatile computational strategy through cooperative assembly of diblock copolymer blends to generate spherical and cylindrical compartmentalized micelles with intricate structures and morphologies. The co-assembly strategy combines the advantages of polymer blending and incompatibility-induced phase separation. Following this strategy, various nanoassemblies of pure AB, binary AB/AC and ternary AB/AC/AD systems such as compartmentalized micelles with sponge-like, Janus, capsule-like and onion-like morphologies can be obtained. The formation and structural adjustment of microcapsule micelles, in which the shell or core can be occupied by either pure or mixed diblock copolymers, were explored. The mechanism involving the separation of shell and core copolymers is attributed to the stretching force differences of copolymers which drive the arrangement of different copolymers in a pathway to minimize the total interfacial energy. Moreover, by adjusting block interactions, an efficient approach is exhibited for regulating the shell or core composition and morphology in microcapsule micelles, such as the transition from the "pure shell/mixed core" morphology to the "mixed shell/pure core" morphology in the AB/AC/AD micelle. This mesoscale simulation study identifies the key factors governing co-assembly of diblock copolymer blends and provides bottom-up insights towards the design and optimization of new multicompartment micelles.
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- Zhikun Wang
- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, Shandong, China.
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Wang N, Wang T, Hu Y. Tailoring Membrane Surface Properties and Ultrafiltration Performances via the Self-Assembly of Polyethylene Glycol-block-Polysulfone-block-Polyethylene Glycol Block Copolymer upon Thermal and Solvent Annealing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:31018-31030. [PMID: 28805367 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b06997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Recently, ultrafiltration (UF) membranes have faced great challenges including the fine control of membrane surfaces for high filtration performances and antifouling properties in treating complex solution systems. Here, a particular type of amphiphilic block copolymer polyethylene glycol-block-polysulfone-block-polyethylene glycol (PEG-b-PSf-b-PEG) was synthesized through one-pot step-growth polymerization with mPEG [monomethylpoly(ethylene glycol)] as two ends to achieve the mobility of hydrophilic polymer chains. Without any other polymers or additives involved, the PEG-b-PSf-b-PEG triblock copolymer UF membrane was fabricated through the non-solvent-induced phase separation (NIPS) method. The surface properties and filtration performances of UF membranes were tailored through the self-assembly of PEG-b-PSf-b-PEG triblock copolymers combining the thermal and solvent annealing treatments in water at 90 °C for 16 h. The annealed PEG-b-PSf-b-PEG triblock copolymer membrane significantly enhanced its water flux resulting from the increased mean pore size with the improved porosity, as well as the decreased skin layer thickness, upon annealing. More importantly, the PEG-b-PSf-b-PEG triblock copolymer membrane surface turned from hydrophobic to hydrophilic upon annealing with the PEG enrichment on the surface, and exhibited improved protein antifouling performances. Our research opens a new avenue to tailor the membrane structure and surface properties by self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers upon thermal and solvent annealing treatments.
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- Ning Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Center for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology of Shandong Province, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yantai, Shandong Province 264003, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Center for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology of Shandong Province, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yantai, Shandong Province 264003, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Center for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology of Shandong Province, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yantai, Shandong Province 264003, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
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Wang C, Quan X, Liao M, Li L, Zhou J. Computer Simulations on the Channel Membrane Formation by Nonsolvent Induced Phase Separation. MACROMOL THEOR SIMUL 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/mats.201700027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chu Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510460 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510460 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510460 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510460 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510460 China
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Sapkota DR, Tran-Ba KH, Elwell-Cuddy T, Higgins DA, Ito T. Single-Molecule Tracking Study of the Permeability and Transverse Width of Individual Cylindrical Microdomains in Solvent-Swollen Polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) Films. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:12177-12183. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b08368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Dol Raj Sapkota
- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, 213 CBC Building, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-0401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, 213 CBC Building, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-0401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, 213 CBC Building, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-0401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, 213 CBC Building, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-0401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, 213 CBC Building, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-0401, United States
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Upadhyaya L, Semsarilar M, Nehache S, Cot D, Fernández-Pacheco R, Martinez G, Mallada R, Deratani A, Quemener D. Nanostructured Mixed Matrix Membranes from Supramolecular Assembly of Block Copolymer Nanoparticles and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Lakshmeesha Upadhyaya
- Institut
Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier, France
- Department
of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Aragon Nanoscience Institute, Campus Río Ebro, C/Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018 Zaragoza, SPAIN
- Departamento
de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Institut
Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Institut
Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Institut
Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Department
of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Aragon Nanoscience Institute, Campus Río Ebro, C/Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018 Zaragoza, SPAIN
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- Networking
Research Centre on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, CIBER-BBN, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Department
of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Aragon Nanoscience Institute, Campus Río Ebro, C/Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018 Zaragoza, SPAIN
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- Department
of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Aragon Nanoscience Institute, Campus Río Ebro, C/Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018 Zaragoza, SPAIN
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- Institut
Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Institut
Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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Zhu Y, Gao S, Hu L, Jin J. Thermoresponsive Ultrathin Membranes with Precisely Tuned Nanopores for High-Flux Separation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:13607-13614. [PMID: 27177239 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b03389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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With the growing demand for small- and large-scale bioprocesses, advanced membranes with high energy efficiency are highly required. However, conventional polymer-based membranes often have to sacrifice selectivity for permeability. In this work, we report the fabrication of a thermoresponsive composite ultrathin membrane with precisely controlled nanopores for high-throughput separation. The composite membrane is made by grafting a PEG analogue thermoresponsive copolymer onto an ultrathin single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) membrane via π-π interaction with no use of the common "grafting from" synthesis approach. The composite membrane exhibits ultrahigh water permeation flux as high as 6430 L m(-2) h(-1) at 40 °C, and more importantly, the pore size of the membrane could be finely adjusted by utilizing the thermoresponsive property of the grafted copolymer. With the temperature changing below and above the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the copolymer, the effective pore size of the membrane can be tuned precisely between approximately 12 and 14 nm, which could be applied to effectively separate materials with very small size differences through size sieving.
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- Yuzhang Zhu
- i-Lab and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Suzhou 215123, China
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- i-Lab and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Suzhou 215123, China
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- i-Lab and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Suzhou 215123, China
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- i-Lab and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Suzhou 215123, China
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