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    Synthesis of highly porous poly(tert-butyl acrylate)-b-polysulfone-b-poly(tert-butyl acrylate) asymmetric membranes

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    Xie, Y.
    Moreno, N.
    Calo, Victor
    Cheng, H.
    Hong, P.
    Sougrat, R.
    Behzad, A.
    Tayouo, R.
    Nunes, S.
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Xie, Y. and Moreno, N. and Calo, V. and Cheng, H. and Hong, P. and Sougrat, R. and Behzad, A. et al. 2016. Synthesis of highly porous poly(tert-butyl acrylate)-b-polysulfone-b-poly(tert-butyl acrylate) asymmetric membranes. Polymer Chemistry. 7 (18): pp. 3076-3089.
    Source Title
    Polymer Chemistry
    DOI
    10.1039/c6py00215c
    ISSN
    1759-9954
    School
    Department of Applied Geology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9041
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    For the first time, self-assembly and non-solvent induced phase separation was applied to polysulfone-based linear block copolymers, reaching mechanical stability much higher than other block copolymer membranes used in this method, which were mainly based on polystyrene blocks. Poly(tert-butyl acrylate)-b-polysulfone-b-poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (PtBA30k-b-PSU14k-b-PtBA30k) with a low polydispersity of 1.4 was synthesized by combining step-growth condensation and RAFT polymerization. Various advanced electron microscopies revealed that PtBA30k-b-PSU14k-b-PtBA30k assembles into worm-like cylindrical micelles in DMAc and adopts a "flower-like" arrangement with the PSU central block forming the shell. Computational modeling described the mechanism of micelle formation and morphological transition. Asymmetric nanostructured membranes were obtained with a highly porous interconnected skin layer and a sublayer with finger-like macrovoids. Ultrafiltration tests confirmed a water permeance of 555 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 with a molecular weight cut-off of 28 kg mol-1. PtBA segments on the membrane surface were then hydrolyzed and complexed with metals, leading to cross-linking and enhancement of antibacterial capability.

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