pH and temperature responsive porous membranes via an in situ bulk copolymerization approach |
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| Authors: | Runnan Zhang Yanlei Su Jinming Peng Xiaochen Fan Zhongyi Jiang Xueting Zhao Jiazhen Liu Yafei Li Jiaojiao Zhao |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China |
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| Abstract: | In the present study, an in situ approach to pH and temperature responsive membranes is developed. The membrane matrix is formed through bulk polymerization and crosslinking of liquid monomer 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) while the membrane pores are formed by the templating of inorganic particles. The functional monomers methacrylic acid (MAA) and N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) are incorporated into membrane casting solution in order to confer membranes with pH and temperature responsive properties. The poly(HEMA/MAA) membranes exhibit a reversible pH-dependent water flux, while the poly(HEMA/NIPAAm) membranes exhibit a reversible temperature-dependent water flux. The flux of the poly(HEMA/MAA) membrane increased by 70% when pH was decreased from 10.0 to 2.0, while the flux poly(HEMA/NIPAAm) membrane increased by 150% when temperature was increased from 20 to 45 °C. The protein adsorption and antifouling performance of the poly(HEMA/MAA) and poly(HEMA/NIPAAm) membranes also exhibit pH and temperature responsive properties. |
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| Keywords: | Membrane preparation Solvent-free Bulk polymerization |
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