Mesoporous membrane templated by a polymeric bicontinuous microemulsion.
We demonstrate a facile method for preparing a novel nanoporous material with an isotropic, three-dimensionally continuous pore structure from a polymeric bicontinuous microemulsion precursor, which consists of two immiscible homopolymers and the corresponding diblock copolymer. The protocol for the generation of nanopores is selective cross-linking of one domain with the subsequent removal of the other domain by solvent dissolution.
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Ning
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Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science and Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
Bates
Frank S
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Lodge
Timothy P
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D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004655:Emulsions; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008422:Materials Testing; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties
D004655:Emulsions; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011108:Polymers