Table of Contents:
  • 6.2.2 Affinity-Based Adsorption/Desorption -- 6.2.3 Self-Cleaning of Membranes -- 6.3 Future Prospective of pH-Responsive Membranes -- References -- Index
  • Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Authors -- 1. Introduction to Responsive Membranes -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Types of Responsive Membranes -- 1.2.1 pH-Responsive Membranes -- 1.2.2 Temperature-Responsive Membranes -- 1.2.3 Photoresponsive Membranes -- 1.2.4 Biological-Responsive Membranes -- 1.2.5 Electroresponsive Membranes -- 1.2.6 Magnetic Field Responsive Membranes -- 1.2.7 Ultrasound-Responsive Membranes -- 1.3 Responsive Membrane Materials -- 1.3.1 pH-Responsive Materials -- 1.3.2 Temperature-Responsive Materials -- 1.3.3 Photoresponsive Materials -- 1.3.4 Biological-Responsive Materials -- 1.3.5 Electroresponsive Materials -- 1.3.6 Magnetic Field Responsive Materials -- 1.3.7 Ultrasound-Responsive Materials -- 1.4 Synthesis Methods -- 1.4.1 Coating -- 1.4.2 Phase Inversion -- 1.5 Characterization Methods -- 1.5.1 Morphological Analysis -- 1.5.2 Functional Analysis -- 1.5.3 Permeation-Based Analysis -- References -- 2. pH-Responsive Membranes: Theoretical Concepts -- 2.1 Introduction to pH-Responsive Membrane Theoretical Concepts -- 2.2 Principle of pH-Responsive Membrane Separation Operation -- 2.2.1 Knudsen Flow -- 2.2.2 Viscous Flow -- 2.2.3 Driving Forces in pH-Responsive Membranes -- 2.3 Mass Transport in pH-Responsive Membranes -- 2.4 Effect of pH on Membrane Separations -- 2.4.1 Surface Charge -- 2.4.2 Hydrophilicity/Hydrophobicity -- 2.4.3 Membrane Permeability and Separation Efficiency -- 2.4.4 Reversibility of pH Effect -- References -- 3. pH-Responsive Membrane Types, Modes, and Methods of Modifications -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Flat pH-Responsive Membranes -- 3.3 Hollow Fiber pH-Responsive Membranes -- 3.4 Mode of Operation -- 3.4.1 Batch -- 3.4.2 Continuous -- 3.5 In-Situ Modifications -- 3.5.1 Blending Method -- 3.6 Ex-Situ Modifications -- 3.6.1 Surface Coating
  • 3.6.2 Surface Grafting -- 3.6.3 Membrane Pore Filling -- References -- 4. Materials and Synthesis of pH-Responsive Membranes -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Synthesis Techniques -- 4.2.1 Flat Sheet pH-Responsive Membranes -- 4.2.1.1 Blended pH-Responsive Membranes -- 4.2.1.2 Surface-Grafted pH-Responsive Membranes -- 4.2.1.2.1 Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization -- 4.2.1.2.2 Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain-Transfer Polymerization -- 4.2.1.2.3 Redox Grafting -- 4.2.1.2.4 Grafting in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide -- 4.2.1.2.5 Temperature-Induced Grafting -- 4.2.1.2.6 Photo-Induced Grafting -- Photo-Induced Surface Grafting with Photoinitiators -- Photo-Induced Surface Grafting without Photoinitiators -- 4.2.1.2.7 Ozone-Induced Grafting -- 4.2.1.2.8 Plasma-Induced Grafting -- 4.2.1.3 Pore-Filled pH-Responsive Membranes -- 4.2.1.4 Surface-Coated pH-Responsive Membranes -- 4.3 Hollow Fiber Membranes -- 4.3.1 Blended pH-Responsive Hollow Fiber Membranes -- 4.3.2 Surface-Grafted pH-Responsive Hollow Fiber Membranes -- 4.3.3 Pore-Filled pH-Responsive Hollow Fiber Membranes -- 4.3.4 Surface-Coated pH-Responsive Hollow Fiber Membranes -- References -- 5. Biomedical Applications of pH-Responsive Membranes -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Drug Delivery -- 5.3 Hemodialysis -- 5.4 Antibodies and Enzyme Production -- 5.5 Chemical Sensing and Separation -- 5.6 Selective Ionic Transport -- References -- 6. Recent Trend and Future Prospects -- 6.1 Recent Developments in pH-Responsive Membranes -- 6.1.1 Copolymer Systems -- 6.1.2 Interpenetrating Network Systems -- 6.1.3 Micro/Nanocomposites -- 6.1.4 Modifications of pH-Responsive Membranes -- 6.1.4.1 Grafting to Modification -- 6.1.4.2 Grafting from Modification -- 6.2 Role of pH-Responsive Membranes in Separation Applications with Futuristic Insights -- 6.2.1 Size-Effect-Based Sieving