title: Water droplets as template for next-generation self-assembled poly-(etheretherketone) with cardo membranes.
abstract: Next generation PEEK-WC membranes have been fabricated by using an innovative self-assembly technique. Patterned architectures have been achieved via a solvent-reduced and water-assisted process, resulting in honeycomb packed geometry. The membranes exhibit monodisperse pores with size and shape comparable to those left by templating water droplets. Influencing factors for the formation of self-assembled poly-(etheretherketone) with Cardo [PEEK-WC] membranes have been evaluated, identifying the critical parameters for nucleation, growth, and propagation of the droplet-mobile arrays through the overall films. Structure-transport relationships have been discussed according to the results achieved from the implementation of membrane distillation processes, yielding indication about the suitability of self-assembled PEEK-WC films to work as interfaces in contactor operations.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute on Membrane Technology-National Research Council (ITM-CNR), Via P. Bucci, Cubo 17C, I-87030 Rende (CS), Italy. a.gugliuzza@itm.cnr.it
authors.forename: Annarosa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gugliuzza
authors.forename: Marianna Carmela
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Aceto
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Macedonio
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Drioli
mesh_terms: D001577:Benzophenones; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D006813:Humidity; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D044085:Microfluidics; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010539:Permeability; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D017155:Wettability
chemical_list: D001577:Benzophenones; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D007659:Ketones; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011108:Polymers; D014867:Water; C063834:polyetheretherketone; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols