Zwitterionic materials for antifouling membrane surface construction

• Published in: Acta biomaterialia Vol. 40; pp. 142 - 152
• Main Authors: He, Mingrui, Gao, Kang, Zhou, Linjie, Jiao, Zhiwei, Wu, Mengyuan, Cao, Jialin, You, Xinda, Cai, Ziyi, Su, Yanlei, Jiang, Zhongyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Antifouling; Antifouling coatings; Antifouling membrane surfaces; Biomimetic adhesion; Biomimetic materials; Coatings; Construction materials; Fouling; Humans; Membranes; Membranes, Artificial; Separation; Surface grafting; Surface Properties; Surface segregation; Zwitterionic materials; Biomimetic adhesion; Zwitterionic materials; Antifouling membrane surfaces; Surface segregation; Surface grafting

[Display omitted] Membrane separation processes are often perplexed by severe and ubiquitous membrane fouling. Zwitterionic materials, keeping electric neutrality with equivalent positive and negative charged groups, are well known for their superior antifouling properties and have been broadly util...