Self-assembled soft nanoparticle membranes with programmed free volume hierarchy

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Vol. 6; no. 45; pp. 22925 - 22930
• Main Authors: Wu, Jia-Kai, Wang, Nai-Xin, Hung, Wei-Song, Zhao, Qiang, Lee, Kueir-Rarn, An, Quan-Fu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2018
• Subjects: Cavities; chemistry; Dehydration; electrolytes; Ethanol; filtration; Holes; Mechanical properties; Membranes; Modularity; nanomedicine; Nanoparticles; Pervaporation; Polyelectrolytes; Polymers; renewable energy sources; Self-assembly; strength (mechanics); Sustainable energy; Thickness; Vacuum; Vacuum filtration

Pore hierarchy in polymers is crucial for applications spanning nano-medicine, sustainable energy, and molecular separation. However, polymer free volume hierarchy with ultra-fine sizes (<5 Å) and modularity remains an important but elusive subject of research due to the dynamic, transient and ra...