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Droumaguet BL, Grande D. Diblock and Triblock Copolymers as Nanostructured Precursors to Functional Nanoporous Materials: From Design to Application. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:58023-58040. [PMID: 37906520 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Block copolymers have gained tremendous interest from the scientific community in the last two decades. These macromolecular architectures indeed constitute ideal nanostructured precursors for the generation of nanoporous materials meant for various high added value applications. The parallel emergence of controlled polymerization techniques has notably enabled to finely control their molecular features to confer them with unique structural and physicochemical properties, such as low dispersity values (Đ), well-defined volume fractions, and controlled functionality. The nanostructuration and ordering of diblock or triblock copolymers, which can be achieved through various experimental techniques, including channel die processing, solvent vapor or thermal annealing, nonsolvent-induced phase separation or concomitant self-assembly, and nonsolvent-induced phase separation, allows for the preparation of orientated microphase-separated copolymers whose morphology is dictated by three main factors, i.e., Flory-Huggins interaction parameter between constitutive blocks, volume fraction of the blocks, and polymerization degree. This review article provides an overview of the actual state of the art regarding the preparation of functional nanoporous materials from either diblock or triblock copolymers. It will also highlight the major applications of such peculiar materials.
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- Benjamin Le Droumaguet
- Univ Paris Est Creteil, CNRS, Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris-Est (ICMPE), UMR 7182, 2 rue Henri Dunant, Thiais 94320, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, CNRS, Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris-Est (ICMPE), UMR 7182, 2 rue Henri Dunant, Thiais 94320, France
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Reitemeier J, Baek S, Bohn PW. Hydrophobic Gating and Spatial Confinement in Hierarchically Organized Block Copolymer-Nanopore Electrode Arrays for Electrochemical Biosensing of 4-Ethyl Phenol. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:39707-39715. [PMID: 37579252 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c06709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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Hydrophobic gating in biological transport proteins is regulated by stimulus-specific switching between filled and empty nanocavities, endowing them with selective mass transport capabilities. Inspired by these, solid-state nanochannels have been integrated into functional materials for a broad range of applications, such as energy conversion, filtration, and nanoelectronics, and here we extend these to electrochemical biosensors coupled to mass transport control elements. Specifically, we report hierarchically organized structures with block copolymers on tyrosinase-modified two-electrode nanopore electrode arrays (BCP@NEAs) as stimulus-controlled electrochemical biosensors for alkylphenols. A polystyrene-b-poly(4-vinyl)pyridine (PS-b-P4VP) membrane placed atop the NEA endows the system with potential-responsive gating properties, where water transport is spatially and temporarily gated through hydrophobic P4VP nanochannels by the application of appropriate potentials. The reversibility of hydrophobic voltage-gating makes it possible to capture and confine analyte species in the attoliter-volume vestibule of cylindrical nanopore electrodes, enabling redox cycling and yielding enhanced currents with amplification factors >100× when operated in a generator-collector mode. The enzyme-coupled sensing capabilities are demonstrated using nonelectroactive 4-ethyl phenol, exploiting the tyrosinase-catalyzed turnover into reversibly redox-active quinones, then using the quinone-catechol redox reaction to achieve ultrasensitive cycling currents in confined BCP@NEA sensors giving a limit-of-detection of ∼120 nM. The mass transport controlled sensing platform described here is relevant to the development of enzyme-coupled multiplex biosensors for sensitive and selective detection of biomarkers and metabolites in next-generation point-of-care devices.
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- Julius Reitemeier
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Siwy ZS, Bruening ML, Howorka S. Nanopores: synergy from DNA sequencing to industrial filtration - small holes with big impact. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:1983-1994. [PMID: 36794856 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00894g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Nanopores in thin membranes play important roles in science and industry. Single nanopores have provided a step-change in portable DNA sequencing and understanding nanoscale transport while multipore membranes facilitate food processing and purification of water and medicine. Despite the unifying use of nanopores, the fields of single nanopores and multipore membranes differ - to varying degrees - in terms of materials, fabrication, analysis, and applications. Such a partial disconnect hinders scientific progress as important challenges are best resolved together. This Viewpoint suggests how synergistic crosstalk between the two fields can provide considerable mutual benefits in fundamental understanding and the development of advanced membranes. We first describe the main differences including the atomistic definition of single pores compared to the less defined conduits in multipore membranes. We then outline steps to improve communication between the two fields such as harmonizing measurements and modelling of transport and selectivity. The resulting insight is expected to improve the rational design of porous membranes. The Viewpoint concludes with an outlook of other developments that can be best achieved by collaboration across the two fields to advance the understanding of transport in nanopores and create next-generation porous membranes tailored for sensing, filtration, and other applications.
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- Zuzanna S Siwy
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Structural Molecular Biology, University College London, UK.
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Shu Z, Li HZ, Shi Y, Zuo DY, Yi Z, Gao CJ. Dual sugar and temperature responsive isoporous membranes for protein sieving with improved separation coefficient and decreased denaturation. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121450] [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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Cooper AJ, Howard MP, Kadulkar S, Zhao D, Delaney KT, Ganesan V, Truskett TM, Fredrickson GH. Multiscale modeling of solute diffusion in triblock copolymer membranes. J Chem Phys 2023; 158:024905. [PMID: 36641407 DOI: 10.1063/5.0127570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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We develop a multiscale simulation model for diffusion of solutes through porous triblock copolymer membranes. The approach combines two techniques: self-consistent field theory (SCFT) to predict the structure of the self-assembled, solvated membrane and on-lattice kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulations to model diffusion of solutes. Solvation is simulated in SCFT by constraining the glassy membrane matrix while relaxing the brush-like membrane pore coating against the solvent. The kMC simulations capture the resulting solute spatial distribution and concentration-dependent local diffusivity in the polymer-coated pores; we parameterize the latter using particle-based simulations. We apply our approach to simulate solute diffusion through nonequilibrium morphologies of a model triblock copolymer, and we correlate diffusivity with structural descriptors of the morphologies. We also compare the model's predictions to alternative approaches based on simple lattice random walks and find our multiscale model to be more robust and systematic to parameterize. Our multiscale modeling approach is general and can be readily extended in the future to other chemistries, morphologies, and models for the local solute diffusivity and interactions with the membrane.
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- Anthony J Cooper
- Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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Jonkers WA, Cornelissen ER, de Grooth J, de Vos WM. Hollow fiber nanofiltration: From lab-scale research to full-scale applications. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chen XC, Zhang H, Liu SH, Zhou Y, Jiang L. Engineering Polymeric Nanofluidic Membranes for Efficient Ionic Transport: Biomimetic Design, Material Construction, and Advanced Functionalities. ACS NANO 2022; 16:17613-17640. [PMID: 36322865 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c07641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Design elements extracted from biological ion channels guide the engineering of artificial nanofluidic membranes for efficient ionic transport and spawn biomimetic devices with great potential in many cutting-edge areas. In this context, polymeric nanofluidic membranes can be especially attractive because of their inherent flexibility and benign processability, which facilitate massive fabrication and facile device integration for large-scale applications. Herein, the state-of-the-art achievements of polymeric nanofluidic membranes are systematically summarized. Theoretical fundamentals underlying both biological and synthetic ion channels are introduced. The advances of engineering polymeric nanofluidic membranes are then detailed from aspects of structural design, material construction, and chemical functionalization, emphasizing their broad chemical and reticular/topological variety as well as considerable property tunability. After that, this Review expands on examples of evolving these polymeric membranes into macroscopic devices and their potentials in addressing compelling issues in energy conversion and storage systems where efficient ion transport is highly desirable. Finally, a brief outlook on possible future developments in this field is provided.
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- Xia-Chao Chen
- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou310018, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou310018, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou310018, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, P. R. China
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Bouzit H, Krusch F, Hermida‐Merino D, Solano E, Cot D, Méricq JP, Roualdes S, Semsarilar M, Quémener D, Aissou K. Double s
timuli‐responsive
perforated lamellar structure formed by linear
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triblock terpolymer monoliths. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220264] [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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- Hana Bouzit
- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635 University of Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS Montpellier
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635 University of Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS Montpellier
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- DUBBLE CRG BM26@ESRF Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) Grenoble France
- Departamento de Física Aplicada, CINBIO Universidade de Vigo Vigo Galicia Spain
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source NCD‐SWEET Beamline Cerdanyola del Valles Spain
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635 University of Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS Montpellier
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635 University of Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS Montpellier
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635 University of Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS Montpellier
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635 University of Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS Montpellier
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635 University of Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS Montpellier
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM, UMR 5635 University of Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS Montpellier
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Mechanically strong, anti-fouling and pH-resistant isoporous membranes prepared from chemically designed new block copolymers. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Zhang Z, Rahman MM, Bajer B, Scharnagl N, Abetz V. Highly selective isoporous block copolymer membranes with tunable polyelectrolyte brushes in soft nanochannels. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Bakangura E, Fournier D, Coumes F, Woisel P, Grande D, Le Droumaguet B. Functional Nanoporous Materials From Boronate-Containing Stimuli-Responsive Diblock Copolymers. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00237j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Functional nanoporous polymeric materials have been prepared from novel polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO) diblock copolymer precursors containing a reversible boronate ester junction between both blocks. To this purpose, homopolymers presenting either...
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Chen C, Guo L, Yang Y, Oguma K, Hou LA. Comparative effectiveness of membrane technologies and disinfection methods for virus elimination in water: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 801:149678. [PMID: 34416607 PMCID: PMC8364419 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The pandemic of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has brought viruses into the public horizon. Since viruses can pose a threat to human health in a low concentration range, seeking efficient virus removal methods has been the research hotspots in the past few years. Herein, a total of 1060 research papers were collected from the Web of Science database to identify technological trends as well as the research status. Based on the analysis results, this review elaborates on the state-of-the-art of membrane filtration and disinfection technologies for the treatment of virus-containing wastewater and drinking water. The results evince that membrane and disinfection methods achieve a broad range of virus removal efficiency (0.5-7 log reduction values (LRVs) and 0.09-8 LRVs, respectively) that is attributable to the various interactions between membranes or disinfectants and viruses having different susceptibility in viral capsid protein and nucleic acid. Moreover, this review discusses the related challenges and potential of membrane and disinfection technologies for customized virus removal in order to prevent the dissemination of the waterborne diseases.
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- Chao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No.19, Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100875, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No.19, Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100875, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No.19, Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No.19, Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100875, China; Xi'an High-Tech Institute, Xi'an 710025, China.
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Liu ML, Li L, Tang MJ, Hong L, Sun SP, Xing W. Multi-component separation of small molecular/ionic pollutants with smart pH-gating membranes. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.116854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhang Z, Simon A, Abetz C, Held M, Höhme AL, Schneider ES, Segal-Peretz T, Abetz V. Hybrid Organic-Inorganic-Organic Isoporous Membranes with Tunable Pore Sizes and Functionalities for Molecular Separation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2105251. [PMID: 34580938 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202105251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Accomplishing on-demand molecular separation with a high selectivity and good permeability is very desirable for pollutant removal and chemical and pharmaceutical processing. The major challenge for sub-10 nm filtration of particles and molecules is the fabrication of high-performance membranes with tunable pore size and designed functionality. Here, a versatile top-down approach is demonstrated to produce such a membrane using isoporous block copolymer membranes with well-defined pore sizes combined with growth of metal oxide using sequential infiltration synthesis and atomic layer deposition (SIS and ALD). The pore size of the membranes is tuned by controlled metal oxide growth within and onto the polymer channels, enabling up to twofold pore diameter reduction. Following the growth, the distinct functionalities are readily incorporated along the membrane nanochannels with either hydrophobic, cationic, or anionic groups via straightforward and scalable gas/liquid-solid interface reactions. The hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of the membrane nanochannel is significantly changed by the introduction of hydrophilic metal oxide and hydrophobic fluorinated groups. The functionalized membranes exhibit a superior selectivity and permeability in separating 1-2 nm organic molecules and fractionating similar-sized proteins based on size, charge, and hydrophobicity. This demonstrates the great potential of organic-inorganic-organic isoporous membranes for high-performance molecular separation in numerous applications.
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- Zhenzhen Zhang
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
- Universität Hamburg, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146, Hamburg, Germany
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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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Guo L, Wang Y, Steinhart M. Porous block copolymer separation membranes for 21st century sanitation and hygiene. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:6333-6348. [PMID: 33890584 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00500b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Removing hazardous particulate and macromolecular contaminants as well as viruses with sizes from a few nm up to the 100 nm-range from water and air is crucial for ensuring sufficient sanitation and hygiene for a growing world population. To this end, high-performance separation membranes are needed that combine high permeance, high selectivity and sufficient mechanical stability under operating conditions. However, design features of separation membranes enhancing permeance reduce selectivity and vice versa. Membrane configurations combining high permeance and high selectivity suffer in turn from a lack of mechanical robustness. These problems may be tackled by using block copolymers (BCPs) as a material platform for the design of separation membranes. BCPs are macromolecules that consist of two or more chemically distinct block segments, which undergo microphase separation yielding a wealth of ordered nanoscopic domain structures. Various methods allow the transformation of these nanoscopic domain structures into customized nanopore systems with pore sizes in the sub-100 nm range and with narrow pore size distributions. This tutorial review summarizes design strategies for nanoporous state-of-the-art BCP separation membranes, their preparation, their device integration and their use for water purification.
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- Leiming Guo
- Institut für Chemie neuer Materialien and CellNanOs, Universität Osnabrück, Barbarastr. 7, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany.
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Rahman MM. Selective Swelling and Functionalization of Integral Asymmetric Isoporous Block Copolymer Membranes. Macromol Rapid Commun 2021; 42:e2100235. [PMID: 34057263 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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SNIPS stands for a membrane fabrication technique that combines the evaporation induced self-assembly of the block copolymers and the classical nonsolvent induced phase separation. It is a one-step readily scalable technique to fabricate integral asymmetric isoporous membranes. The prominent developments in the last decade have carved out a niche for SNIPS as a potential technique to fabricate next generation isoporous membranes. In the last decade, a rich polymer library and variety of membrane postmodification routes have been successfully implemented to fabricate SNIPS membranes having the desired pore functionality. Some of these membranes form soft nanochannels in hydrated state due to swelling of the pore wall, i.e., the pore forming block of the block copolymer. These membranes having soft nanochannels have demonstrated the potential to perform several challenging separation tasks in ultrafiltration and nanofiltration. This paper highlights the currently accessible pore functionality, the strategies to tune the swelling of the soft nanochannels, the potential applications, and future perspectives of these membranes.
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- Md Mushfequr Rahman
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Straße 1, Geesthacht, 21502, Germany
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Zhang Y, Dong R, Gabinet UR, Poling-Skutvik R, Kim NK, Lee C, Imran OQ, Feng X, Osuji CO. Rapid Fabrication by Lyotropic Self-Assembly of Thin Nanofiltration Membranes with Uniform 1 Nanometer Pores. ACS NANO 2021; 15:8192-8203. [PMID: 33729764 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c00722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Nanostructured materials with precisely defined and water-bicontinuous 1-nm-scale pores are highly sought after as advanced materials for next-generation nanofiltration membranes. While several self-assembled systems appear to satisfy this need, straightforward fabrication of such materials as submicron films with high-fidelity retention of their ordered nanostructure represents a nontrivial challenge. We report the development of a lyotropic liquid crystal mesophase that addresses the aforementioned issue. Films as thin as ∼200 nm are prepared on conventional support membranes using solution-based methods. Within these films, the system is composed of a hexagonally ordered array of ∼3 nm diameter cylinders of cross-linked polymer, embedded in an aqueous medium. The cylinders are uniformly oriented in the plane of the film, providing a transport-limiting dimension of ∼1 nm, associated with the space between the outer surfaces of nearest-neighbor cylinders. These membranes exhibit molecular weight cutoffs of ∼300 Da for organic solutes and are effective in rejecting dissolved salts, and in particular, divalent species, while exhibiting water permeabilities that rival or exceed current state-of-the-art commercial nanofiltration membranes. These materials have the ability to address a broad range of nanofiltration applications, while structure-property considerations suggest several avenues for potential performance improvements.
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- Yizhou Zhang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Center for Advanced Low-dimension Materials, State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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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: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [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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Miskaki C, Moutsios I, Manesi GM, Artopoiadis K, Chang CY, Bersenev EA, Moschovas D, Ivanov DA, Ho RM, Avgeropoulos A. Self-Assembly of Low-Molecular-Weight Asymmetric Linear Triblock Terpolymers: How Low Can We Go? Molecules 2020; 25:E5527. [PMID: 33255708 PMCID: PMC7728154 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25235527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The synthesis of two (2) novel triblock terpolymers of the ABC type and one (1) of the BAC type, where A, B and C are chemically different segments, such as polystyrene (PS), poly(butadiene) (PB1,4) and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), is reported; moreover, their corresponding molecular and bulk characterizations were performed. Very low dimensions are evident from the characterization in bulk from transmission electron microscopy studies, verified by small-angle X-ray data, since sub-16 nm domains are evident in all three cases. The self-assembly results justify the assumptions that the high Flory-Huggins parameter, χ, even in low molecular weights, leads to significantly well-ordered structures, despite the complexity of the systems studied. Furthermore, it is the first time that a structure/properties relationship was studied for such systems in bulk, potentially leading to prominent applications in nanotechnology and nanopatterning, for as low as sub-10 nm thin-film manipulations.
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- Christina Miskaki
- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (C.M.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (K.A.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (C.M.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (K.A.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (C.M.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (K.A.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (C.M.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (K.A.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National TsingHua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan; (C.-Y.C.); (R.-M.H.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), GSP-1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.A.B.); (D.A.I.)
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (C.M.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (K.A.); (D.M.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), GSP-1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.A.B.); (D.A.I.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), GSP-1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.A.B.); (D.A.I.)
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432 Moscow, Russia
- Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse–IS2M, CNRS UMR7361, 15 Jean Starcky, 68057 Mulhouse, France
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National TsingHua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan; (C.-Y.C.); (R.-M.H.)
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus-Dourouti, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (C.M.); (I.M.); (G.-M.M.); (K.A.); (D.M.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), GSP-1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.A.B.); (D.A.I.)
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Hoffman JR, Phillip WA. 100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Integrated Membrane Systems. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:1267-1279. [PMID: 35638635 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Membranes fabricated from self-assembled materials are one recent example of how polymer science has been leveraged to advance membrane technology. Due to their well-defined nanostructures, the performance of membranes made from these materials is pushing the boundaries of size-selective filtration. Still, there remains a need for higher performance and more selective membranes. The advent of functional membrane platforms that rely on mechanisms beyond steric hindrance (e.g., charge-selective membranes and membrane sorbents) is one approach to realize improved solute-solute selectivity and further advance membrane technology. To date, the lab-scale demonstration of these platforms has often relied on fabrication schemes that require extended processing times. However, in order to translate lab-scale demonstrations to larger-scale implementation, it is critical that the rate of the functionalization scheme is reconciled with membrane manufacturing rates. In this viewpoint, it is postulated that substrates lined by reactive moieties that are amenable to postfabrication modification would enable the production of membranes with controlled nanostructures while providing access to a diverse array of pore wall chemistries. A comparison of reaction and manufacturing rates suggests that mechanisms that exhibit second-order reaction rate constants of at least 1 M-1 s-1 are needed for roll-to-roll processing. Furthermore, for mechanisms that exhibit rate constants greater than 300 M-1 s-1, it may be possible to integrate multiple functional domains over the membrane surface such that useful properties emerge. These multifunctional systems can expand the capabilities of membranes when the patterned chemistries interact at the heterojunctions between domains (e.g., Janus and charge-patterned mosaic membranes) or if they exhibit cooperative responses to external operating conditions (e.g., membrane pumps).
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- John R. Hoffman
- 205 McCourtney Hall, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- 205 McCourtney Hall, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Tan L, Gong L, Wang S, Zhu Y, Zhang F, Zhang Y, Jin J. Superhydrophilic Sub-1-nm Porous Membrane with Electroneutral Surface for Nonselective Transport of Small Organic Molecules. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:38778-38787. [PMID: 32846469 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c10272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The study of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) is receiving increasing attention worldwide because of their contribution to human health. Developing an effective and sustainable method for screening TCMs is highly desired to accelerate the modernization of TCMs. In this work, we report a neutrally charged membrane made of a positively charged polyelectrolyte electrostatically assembled on a negatively charged superhydrophilic nanoporous membrane. The composite membrane possesses stable electroneutrality in a wide pH range and can precisely and nonselectively separate various charged molecules in TCMs with a transmittance higher than 90% for molecules with molecular weight (Mw) < 400 and a high rejection of 90% for molecules with Mw > 800. In addition, the membrane exhibits a superior antifouling performance, and the recovery ratio observed during a continuous cycling test of a simulated TCM solution was more than 93%. The combination of superhydrophilicity and electroneutrality in a nanoporous membrane provides a new route for designing nanofiltration membranes for highly efficient molecule separation and is promising for screening TCMs.
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- Lu Tan
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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Kuo D, Liu M, Kumar KRS, Hamaguchi K, Gan KP, Sakamoto T, Ogawa T, Kato R, Miyamoto N, Nada H, Kimura M, Henmi M, Katayama H, Kato T. High Virus Removal by Self-Organized Nanostructured 2D Liquid-Crystalline Smectic Membranes for Water Treatment. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2001721. [PMID: 32363808 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202001721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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To obtain high quality of drinking water free from biocontaminants is especially important issue. A new strategy employing smectic liquid-crystalline ionic membranes exhibiting 2D structures of layered nanochannels for water treatment is proposed for efficient virus removal and sufficient water flux. The smectic A (SmA) liquid-crystalline membranes obtained by in situ polymerization of an ionic mesogenic monomer are examined for removal of three distinct viruses with small size: Qβ bacteriophage, MS2 bacteriophage, and Aichi virus. The semi-bilayer structure of the SmA significantly obstructs the virus penetration with an average log reduction value of 7.3 log10 or the equivalent of reducing 18 million viruses down to 1. Furthermore, the layered nanochannels of the SmA liquid crystal allow efficient water permeation compared to other types of liquid-crystalline membrane consisting of nanopores.
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- Daniel Kuo
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Global Environment Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., Sonoyama, Otsu, Shiga, 520-0842, Japan
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- Department of Material Science and Production Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Wajiro-Higashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 811-0295, Japan
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- Department of Material Science and Production Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Wajiro-Higashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 811-0295, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan
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- Global Environment Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc., Sonoyama, Otsu, Shiga, 520-0842, Japan
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- Technology Center, Toray Industries, Inc., Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-8666, Japan
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- Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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Sankhala K, Koll J, Abetz V. Facilitated Structure Formation in Isoporous Block Copolymer Membranes upon Controlled Evaporation by Gas Flow. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:E83. [PMID: 32353997 PMCID: PMC7281245 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10050083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The conventional fabrication of isoporous membranes via the evaporation-induced self-assembly of block copolymers in combination with non-solvent induced phase separation (SNIPS) is achieved under certain environmental conditions. In this study, we report a modification in the conventional fabrication process of (isoporous) flat sheet membranes in which the self-assembly of block copolymers is achieved by providing controlled evaporation conditions using gas flow and the process is introduced as gSNIPS. This fabrication approach can not only trigger and control the microphase separation but also provides isoporous structure formation in a much broader range of solution concentrations and casting parameters, as compared to fabrication under ambient, uncontrolled conditions. We systematically investigated the structure formation of the fabrication of integral asymmetric isoporous membranes by gSNIPS. A quantitative correlation between the evaporation conditions (causing solvent evaporation and temperature drop) and the self-assembly of block copolymers beginning from the top layer up to a certain depth, orientation of pores in the top layer and the substructure morphology has been discussed empirically.
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- Kirti Sankhala
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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Ramachandran SK, Gangasalam A, Ismail AF, Kweon J. Enhanced performance of Mindel membranes by incorporating conductive polymer and inorganic modifier for application in direct methanol fuel cells. ASIA-PAC J CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/apj.2473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Sathish Kumar Ramachandran
- Membrane Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 620015 Tamil Nadu, India
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- Membrane Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 620015 Tamil Nadu, India
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 UTM Skudai Johor Malaysia
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- Water Treatment and Membrane Laboratory, Department of Environmental Engineering Konkuk University Seoul 05029 Republic of Korea
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Wang G, Garvey CJ, Zhang J, O'Dell LA, Krause-Heuer AM, Forsyth M, Darwish TA, Miloš S, Kong L. Evolution of structural dimensions in mesoporous template precursor from hexagonal lyotropic liquid crystals. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2020; 32:075101. [PMID: 31574494 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab49a8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Producing nanopores from hexagonal lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) templates requires not only retaining phase morphology of the templates but also precisely controlling structural dimensions of unit cells. In this study, SAXS and 2H NMR are used to investigate dimensional evolutions of ternary systems consisting of polymerizable species, (ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) and/or 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), in a LLCs template of hexagonally packed cylinders formed from dodecyl trimethylammonium bromide (DTAB) and water. With the addition of those polymerizable species, the system rearranges into a new hexagonal system with a smaller aggregation number, smaller pores and a thicker pore wall thickness. The hexagonal system will coexist with an aqueous-rich phase containing isotropically distributed DTAB if sufficient PEGDA is applied but the single hexagonal system could be restored by partially replacing the PEGDA with HEMA. The mobility of DTAB molecules within the aggregates varies depending on monomer compositions. The changes in structural dimensions of the unit cells and phase behaviors after adding polymerizable monomers allow dimensional control of mesochannels and potentially enable the control of selectivity and robustness of polymerized nanomaterials via molecular design.
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- Guang Wang
- Deakin University, Geelong, Institute for Frontier Materials, Locked Bag 20000, VIC 3220, Australia. Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovského nám.2, 162062, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Zhang Z, Rahman MM, Abetz C, Höhme AL, Sperling E, Abetz V. Chemically Tailored Multifunctional Asymmetric Isoporous Triblock Terpolymer Membranes for Selective Transport. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1907014. [PMID: 31945230 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201907014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Membrane-based separation of organic molecules with 1-2 nm lateral dimensions is a demanding but rather underdeveloped technology. The major challenge is to fabricate membranes having distinct nanochannels with desired functionality. Here, a bottom-up strategy to produce such a membrane using a tailor-made triblock terpolymer featuring miscible end blocks with two different functional groups is demonstrated. A scalable multifunctional integral asymmetric isoporous membrane is fabricated by the solvent evaporation-induced self-assembly of the block copolymer combined with nonsolvent-induced phase separation. The membrane nanopores are readily functionalized using positively and negatively charged moieties by two straightforward gas-solid reactions. The pores of the post-functionalized membranes act as target-specific functional soft nanochannels due to swelling of the polyelectrolyte blocks in a hydrated state. The membranes show unprecedented separation selectivity of small molecules based on size and/or charge which demonstrates the potential of the proposed strategy to prepare next-generation nanofiltration membranes.
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- Zhenzhen Zhang
- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146, Hamburg, Germany
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Man Y, Li X, Li S, Yang Z, Lee YI, Liu HG. Effects of hydrophobic/hydrophilic blocks ratio on PS-b-PAA self-assembly in solutions, in emulsions, and at the interfaces. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.123684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Li Y, Stern D, Lock LL, Mills J, Ou SH, Morrow M, Xu X, Ghose S, Li ZJ, Cui H. Emerging biomaterials for downstream manufacturing of therapeutic proteins. Acta Biomater 2019; 95:73-90. [PMID: 30862553 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Downstream processing is considered one of the most challenging phases of industrial manufacturing of therapeutic proteins, accounting for a large portion of the total production costs. The growing demand for therapeutic proteins in the biopharmaceutical market in addition to a significant rise in upstream titers have placed an increasing burden on the downstream purification process, which is often limited by high cost and insufficient capacities. To achieve efficient production and reduced costs, a variety of biomaterials have been exploited to improve the current techniques and also to develop superior alternatives. In this work, we discuss the significance of utilizing traditional biomaterials in downstream processing and review the recent progress in the development of new biomaterials for use in protein separation and purification. Several representative methods will be highlighted and discussed in detail, including affinity chromatography, non-affinity chromatography, membrane separations, magnetic separations, and precipitation/phase separations. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Nowadays, downstream processing of therapeutic proteins is facing great challenges created by the rapid increase of the market size and upstream titers, starving for significant improvements or innovations in current downstream unit operations. Biomaterials have been widely used in downstream manufacturing of proteins and efforts have been continuously devoted to developing more advanced biomaterials for the implementation of more efficient and economical purification methods. This review covers recent advances in the development and application of biomaterials specifically exploited for various chromatographic and non-chromatographic techniques, highlighting several promising alternative strategies.
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- Yi Li
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Institute for NanoBioTechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Institute for NanoBioTechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
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- Biologics Process Development, Global Product Development and Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Devens, MA 01434, United States
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- Biologics Process Development, Global Product Development and Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Devens, MA 01434, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Institute for NanoBioTechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Institute for NanoBioTechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
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- Biologics Process Development, Global Product Development and Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Devens, MA 01434, United States.
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- Biologics Process Development, Global Product Development and Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Devens, MA 01434, United States
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- Biologics Process Development, Global Product Development and Supply, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Devens, MA 01434, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Institute for NanoBioTechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States; Department of Oncology and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States.
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Bar C, Çağlar N, Uz M, Mallapragada SK, Altinkaya SA. Development of a High-Flux Thin-Film Composite Nanofiltration Membrane with Sub-Nanometer Selectivity Using a pH and Temperature-Responsive Pentablock Co-Polymer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:31367-31377. [PMID: 31424905 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b10273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Producing block co-polymer-based nanofiltration (NF) membranes with sharp molecular weight cutoffs via an efficient method exhibiting persistent size-based separation quality is challenging. In this study, this challenge was addressed by reporting a facile approach to fabricate pentablock co-polymer (PBC)-based thin-film composite (TFC) NF membranes. The PBC, consisting of temperature-responsive Pluronic F127 (PEO-b-PPO-b-PEO) middle blocks and pH-responsive poly(N,N-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) end blocks, were synthesized by atom-transfer radical polymerization. This polymer was then attached electrostatically to the surface of polysulfone/sulfonated polyether-sulfone support membranes fabricated using a non-solvent-induced phase separation technique. The conformational changes of the PBC chains in response to pH and temperature determined the pure water flux and neutral solute (PEG 1000) rejection performance of TFC membranes. Permeability of the membranes increased from 13.0 ± 0.63 to 15.9 ± 0.06 L/m2·h·bar and from 6.7 ± 0.00 to 13.9 ± 0.07 L/m2·h·bar by changing the solution pH from 4 to 8.5 and temperature from 4 to 25 °C, respectively. The pH- and temperature-responsive conformational changes did not affect the PEG 1000 rejection and membrane pore radius, which remained constant at ∼89% and ∼0.9 nm, respectively. This important finding was attributed to the high grafting density of co-polymer chains, resulting in spatial limitations among the grafted chains. The pore size of ∼0.9 nm achieved with the proposed membrane design is the smallest size reported so far for membranes fabricated from block co-polymers. TFC membranes demonstrated high stability and maintained their flux and rejection values under both static (storage in an acidic solution for up to 1 month) and dynamic (filtering PEG 1000 solution over 1 week) conditions. Pentablock co-polymers enable a NF membrane with a sharp molecular weight cutoff suitable for size-selective separations. The membrane fabrication technique proposed in this study is a scalable and promising alternative that does not involve complex synthetic routes.
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- Canbike Bar
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , Izmir Institute of Technology , Gulbahce Campus , Urla, Izmir 35430 , Turkey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , Izmir Institute of Technology , Gulbahce Campus , Urla, Izmir 35430 , Turkey
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Iowa State University , 2114 Sweeney Hall , Ames , Iowa 50011 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Iowa State University , 2114 Sweeney Hall , Ames , Iowa 50011 , United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , Izmir Institute of Technology , Gulbahce Campus , Urla, Izmir 35430 , Turkey
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Lang C, Ye D, Song W, Yao C, Tu YM, Capparelli C, LaNasa JA, Hickner MA, Gomez EW, Gomez ED, Hickey RJ, Kumar M. Biomimetic Separation of Transport and Matrix Functions in Lamellar Block Copolymer Channel-Based Membranes. ACS NANO 2019; 13:8292-8302. [PMID: 31251576 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b03659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Cell membranes control mass, energy, and information flow to and from the cell. In the cell membrane a lipid bilayer serves as the barrier layer, with highly efficient molecular machines, membrane proteins, serving as the transport elements. In this way, highly specialized transport properties are achieved by these composite materials by segregating the matrix function from the transport function using different components. For example, cell membranes containing aquaporin proteins can transport ∼4 billion water molecules per second per aquaporin while rejecting all other molecules including salts, a feat unmatched by any synthetic system, while the impermeable lipid bilayer provides the barrier and matrix properties. True separation of functions between the matrix and the transport elements has been difficult to achieve in conventional solute separation synthetic membranes. In this study, we created membranes with distinct matrix and transport elements through designed coassembly of solvent-stable artificial (peptide-appended pillar[5]arene, PAP5) or natural (gramicidin A) model channels with block copolymers into lamellar multilayered membranes. Self-assembly of a lamellar structure from cross-linkable triblock copolymers was used as a scalable replacement for lipid bilayers, offering better stability and mechanical properties. By coassembly of channel molecules with block copolymers, we were able to synthesize nanofiltration membranes with sharp selectivity profiles as well as uncharged ion exchange membranes exhibiting ion selectivity. The developed method can be used for incorporation of different artificial and biological ion and water channels into synthetic polymer membranes. The strategy reported here could promote the construction of a range of channel-based membranes and sensors with desired properties, such as ion separations, stimuli responsiveness, and high sensitivity.
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Gao F, Hunter A, Qu S, Hoffman JR, Gao P, Phillip WA. Interfacial Junctions Control Electrolyte Transport through Charge-Patterned Membranes. ACS NANO 2019; 13:7655-7664. [PMID: 31199608 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b00780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Distinct transport mechanisms emerge when nanostructured substrates are patterned with multiple chemistries. For example, charge-patterned mosaic membranes possess surfaces functionalized with discrete domains of both positive and negative charge. These oppositely charged domains provide pathways for both the cation and anion from a dissolved salt to permeate through the membrane without violating the macroscopic constraint of electroneutrality. Here, by systematically varying the geometry and size of the charge pattern, we elucidate the molecular interactions that promote the transport of salts under the action of pressure-driven flow. For patterns that consist of equivalent areal coverages of positively charged and negatively charged domains, the effects of the geometric parameters were encapsulated in a single variable, the interfacial packing density, that quantified the fraction of the membrane surface covered by junctions between oppositely charged domains. Experimentally, the transport of symmetric electrolytes (i.e., KCl and MgSO4) increased with the value of the interfacial packing density, while the interfacial packing density did not significantly affect the transport of asymmetric electrolytes (i.e., K2SO4 and MgCl2). Simulations of the electrical potential near the membrane surface demonstrate that for symmetric electrolytes the structural charge heterogeneity reduces the barrier to ion partitioning, thereby promoting salt transport through the membranes. For asymmetric electrolytes, the charge heterogeneity skews the local availability of ions from the stoichiometric ratio of the salt, thus hindering salt transport. These findings demonstrate the promise of accessing transport mechanisms, which could find utility in a diverse range of chemical separations and sensing applications, through chemical patterning of membranes.
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- Feng Gao
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , Indiana 46556 , United States
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Kuroki H, Gruzd A, Tokarev I, Patsahan T, Ilnytskyi J, Hinrichs K, Minko S. Biofouling-Resistant Porous Membranes with a Precisely Adjustable Pore Diameter via 3D Polymer Grafting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:18268-18275. [PMID: 31033277 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b06679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A facile route to biofouling-resistant porous thin-film membranes that can be fine-tuned for specific needs in diverse bioseparation, mass flow control, sensors, and drug delivery applications is reported. The proposed approach is based on combining two distinct macromolecular systems-a cross-linked poly(2-vinyl pyridine) network and a 3D-grafted polyethylene oxide (PEO) layer-in one robust porous material whose porosity can be adjusted within a wide range, covering the macroporous and mesoporous size regimes. Notably, this reconfigurable material maintains its antifouling properties throughout the entire range of pore size configurations because of a dense surface carpet of PEO chains with self-healing properties that are immobilized both onto the surface and inside the polymer network through what was termed 3D grafting. Experimental results are supplemented by computer simulations of a coarse-grained model of a porous membrane that shows qualitatively similar pore swelling behavior.
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- Hidenori Kuroki
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science , Clarkson University , Potsdam , New York 13699-5810 , United States
- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science , Tokyo Institute of Technology , R1-17, 4259 Nagatsuta , Midori-ku, Yokohama , Kanagawa 226-8503 , Japan
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- Nanostructured Materials Lab , University of Georgia , Athens , Georgia 30602 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science , Clarkson University , Potsdam , New York 13699-5810 , United States
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- Department of Computer Simulations of Many-Particle Systems , Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine , Lviv 79011 , Ukraine
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- Department of Computer Simulations of Many-Particle Systems , Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine , Lviv 79011 , Ukraine
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V. , 12489 Berlin , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science , Clarkson University , Potsdam , New York 13699-5810 , United States
- Nanostructured Materials Lab , University of Georgia , Athens , Georgia 30602 , United States
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Majewski PW, Gopinadhan M, Osuji CO. The Effects of Magnetic Field Alignment on Lithium Ion Transport in a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane with Lamellar Morphology. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E887. [PMID: 31096596 PMCID: PMC6572399 DOI: 10.3390/polym11050887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The transport properties of block copolymer-derived polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) are sensitive to microstructural disorder originating in the randomly oriented microdomains produced during uncontrolled self-assembly by microphase separation. This microstructural disorder can negatively impact performance due to the presence of conductivity-impeding grain boundaries and the resulting tortuosity of transport pathways. We use magnetic fields to control the orientational order of Li-doped lamellar polyethylene oxide (PEO) microdomains in a liquid crystalline diblock copolymer over large length scales (>3 mm). Microdomain alignment results in an increase in the conductivity of the membrane, but the improvement relative to non-aligned samples is modest, and limited to roughly 50% in the best cases. This limited increase is in stark contrast to the order of magnitude improvement observed for magnetically aligned cylindrical microdomains of PEO. Further, the temperature dependence of the conductivity of lamellar microdomains is seemingly insensitive to the order-disorder phase transition, again in marked contrast to the behavior of cylinder-forming materials. The data are confronted with theoretical predictions of the microstructural model developed by Sax and Ottino. The disparity between the conductivity enhancements obtained by domain alignment of cylindrical and lamellar systems is rationalized in terms of the comparative ease of percolation due to the intersection of randomly oriented lamellar domains (2D sheets) versus the quasi-1D cylindrical domains. These results have important implications for the development of methods to maximize PEM conductivity in electrochemical devices, including batteries.
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- Pawel W Majewski
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 02098 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
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Sadeghi I, Asatekin A. Membranes with Functionalized Nanopores for Aromaticity-Based Separation of Small Molecules. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:12854-12862. [PMID: 30844237 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b00090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Membranes that can separate molecules of similar size based on chemical features could transform chemical manufacturing. We demonstrate membranes with functional, 1-3 nm pores prepared using a simple and scalable approach: coating a porous support with random copolymer micelles in alcohol, followed by precipitation in water and functionalization of pore surfaces. This approach was used to prepare membranes that can separate two hormones of similar size and charge, differentiated by aromaticity, mediated through π-π interactions between the aromatic solute and pore walls functionalized with phenol groups. The aromatic molecule permeates more slowly in single-solute experiments. In competitive diffusion experiments, however, it permeates 7.1 times faster than its nonaromatic analogue. This approach can be used to manufacture membranes for complex separations based on various intermolecular interactions.
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- Ilin Sadeghi
- Chemical and Biological Engineering Department , Tufts University , Medford , Massachusetts 02155 , United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering Department , Tufts University , Medford , Massachusetts 02155 , United States
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Mensink LI, Snoeijer JH, de Beer S. Wetting of Polymer Brushes by Polymeric Nanodroplets. Macromolecules 2019; 52:2015-2020. [PMID: 30894780 PMCID: PMC6416710 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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End-anchoring polymers to a solid surface to form so-called polymer brushes is a versatile method to prepare robust functional coatings. We show, using molecular dynamics simulations, that these coatings display rich wetting behavior. Depending on the interaction between the brushes and the polymeric droplets as well as on the self-affinity of the brush, we can distinguish between three wetting states: mixing, complete wetting, and partial wetting. We find that transitions between these states are largely captured by enthalpic arguments, while deviations to these can be attributed to the negative excess interfacial entropy for the brush droplet system. Interestingly, we observe that the contact angle strongly increases when the softness of the brush is increased, which is opposite to the case of drops on soft elastomers. Hence, the Young to Neumann transition owing to softness is not universal but depends on the nature of the substrate.
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- Liz I.
S. Mensink
- Physics
of Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, and Materials Science
and Technology of Polymers, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, and Materials Science
and Technology of Polymers, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics
of Fluids, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, and Materials Science
and Technology of Polymers, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Hamaguchi K, Kuo D, Liu M, Sakamoto T, Yoshio M, Katayama H, Kato T. Nanostructured Virus Filtration Membranes Based on Two-Component Columnar Liquid Crystals. ACS Macro Lett 2019; 8:24-30. [PMID: 35619406 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Here we report columnar liquid-crystalline (LC) nanostructured membranes that highly remove viruses and show sufficient water permeation. These membranes were prepared by employing two-component liquid crystals that exhibit tetragonal columnar phases. The membranes exhibited virus rejection values of >99.99% (log10 reduction value (LRV) > 4) and water flux ranging from 19 to 61 L m-2 h-1 (operation pressure: 0.3 MPa). These membranes were fabricated by photopolymerization of a fan-shaped diol molecule and imidazolium ionic liquid mixture, followed by subsequent removal of the ionic liquid. The rejection values and water flux depend on the fraction of ionic liquid. These results show new design strategies of materials for the water treatment nanostructured membranes that remove pathogens and contaminants.
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- Kazuma Hamaguchi
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Zhang Y, Vallin JR, Sahoo JK, Gao F, Boudouris BW, Webber MJ, Phillip WA. High-Affinity Detection and Capture of Heavy Metal Contaminants using Block Polymer Composite Membranes. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2018; 4:1697-1707. [PMID: 30648153 PMCID: PMC6311697 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.8b00690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Adsorptive membranes offer one possible solution to the challenge of removing and recovering heavy metal ion contaminants and resources from water supplies. However, current membrane-based sorbents suffer from low binding affinities, leading to issues when contaminants are present at trace concentrations or when the source waters have a high concentration of background electrolytes that compete for open binding sites. Here, these challenges are addressed in the design of a highly permeable (i.e., permeability of ∼2.8 × 104 L m-2 h-1 bar-1) sorbent platform based on polysulfone and polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid) composite membranes. The membranes possess a fully interconnected network of poly(acrylic acid)-lined pores, which enables the surface chemistry to be tailored through sequential attachment of polyethylenimine brushes and metal-binding terpyridine ligands. The polyethylenimine brushes increase the saturation capacity, while the addition of terpyridine enables high-affinity binding to a diversity of transition metal ions (i.e., Pd2+, Cd2+, Hg2+, Pb2+, Zn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Fe2+, Nd3+, and Sm3+). This platform removes these metal contaminants from solution with a sorbent capacity of 1.2 mmol g-1 [based on Cu2+ uptake]. The metal capture performance of the functionalized membranes persists in spite of high concentrations of competitive ions, with >99% removal of Pb2+ and Cd2+ ions from artificial groundwater and seawater solutions. Breakthrough experiments demonstrate the efficient purification of feed solutions containing multiple heavy metal ions under dynamic flow conditions. Finally, fluorescence quenching of the terpyridine moiety upon metal ion complexation offers an in situ probe to monitor the extent of sorbent saturation with a Stern-Volmer association constant of 2.9 × 104 L mol-1. The permeability, capacity, and affinity of these membranes, with high-density display of a metal-binding ligand, offer a chemically tailored platform to address the challenges that arise in ensuring clean water.
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- Yizhou Zhang
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Charles D. Davidson
School of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Zhang Z, Rahman MM, Abetz C, Bajer B, Wang J, Abetz V. Quaternization of a Polystyrene‐
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‐poly(4‐vinylpyridine) Isoporous Membrane: An Approach to Tune the Pore Size and the Charge Density. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800729. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Zhenzhen Zhang
- Institute of Polymer ResearchHelmholtz‐Zentrum Geesthacht Max‐Planck‐Str. 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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- Institute of Polymer ResearchHelmholtz‐Zentrum Geesthacht Max‐Planck‐Str. 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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- Institute of Polymer ResearchHelmholtz‐Zentrum Geesthacht Max‐Planck‐Str. 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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- Institute of Polymer ResearchHelmholtz‐Zentrum Geesthacht Max‐Planck‐Str. 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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- Institute of Polymer ResearchHelmholtz‐Zentrum Geesthacht Max‐Planck‐Str. 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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- Institute of Polymer ResearchHelmholtz‐Zentrum Geesthacht Max‐Planck‐Str. 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
- Institute of Physical ChemistryUniversity of Hamburg Martin‐Luther‐King‐Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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Golf H, O'Shea R, Braybrook C, Hutt O, Lupton DW, Hooper JF. RAFT polymer cross-coupling with boronic acids. Chem Sci 2018; 9:7370-7375. [PMID: 30542540 PMCID: PMC6237125 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc01862f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The ability to modify the thiocarbonylthio end-groups of RAFT polymers is important for applications where an inert or highly functionalised material is required. Here we report a copper promoted cross-coupling reaction between RAFT polymer end-groups and aryl boronic acids. This method gives high conversion to the modified polymers, and is compatible with a wide variety of functional molecules.
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- Hartwig Golf
- School of Chemistry , Monash University , Clayton , Melbourne , VIC 3800 , Australia . ;
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- School of Chemistry , Monash University , Clayton , Melbourne , VIC 3800 , Australia . ;
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- CSIRO , Research Way , Melbourne , VIC 3168 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry , Monash University , Clayton , Melbourne , VIC 3800 , Australia . ;
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- School of Chemistry , Monash University , Clayton , Melbourne , VIC 3800 , Australia . ;
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Sankhala K, Koll J, Abetz V. Setting the Stage for Fabrication of Self-Assembled Structures in Compact Geometries: Inside-Out Isoporous Hollow Fiber Membranes. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:840-845. [PMID: 35650757 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Fabrication of evaporation-induced self-assembled structures on easily accessible surfaces is an established strategy, while achieving such microphase-separated structures in compact geometries has been a long-standing goal. The requirement of comparatively less concentrated block copolymer (BCP) solution to pass through the compact geometries significantly reduces the stimulations required for self-assembly. The high polymer relaxation rates and decreased thermodynamic driving forces, as well as high capillary suction of dilute solutions in the porous substrates, complicates the BCP self-assembly and fabrication of the uniform coated layer, respectively. In this study, highly permeable robust poly(ether sulfone) hollow fiber membranes (PES HFM) with an inner diameter of approximately 1 mm are selected as compact geometries, and the isoporous structures are developed on top of ≤10 μm thin coated layer. This fabrication process introduces a technologically favored inside-out configuration for isoporous composite HFM with large bore diameters.
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- Kirti Sankhala
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
- University of Hamburg, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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Heinz O, Aghajani M, Greenberg AR, Ding Y. Surface-patterning of polymeric membranes: fabrication and performance. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2018.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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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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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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Lugger J, Mulder DJ, Sijbesma R, Schenning A. Nanoporous Polymers Based on Liquid Crystals. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 11:E104. [PMID: 29324669 PMCID: PMC5793602 DOI: 10.3390/ma11010104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 01/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
In the present review, we discuss recent advances in the field of nanoporous networks based on polymerisable liquid crystals. The field has matured in the last decade, yielding polymers having 1D, 2D, and 3D channels with pore sizes on the nanometer scale. Next to the current progress, some of the future challenges are presented, with the integration of nanoporous membranes in functional devices considered as the biggest challenge.
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- Jody Lugger
- Laboratory of Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
- Dutch Polymer Institute, P.O. Box 902, 5600 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
- Laboratory of Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials and Devices, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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