title: Highly proton-conducting self-humidifying microchannels generated by copolymer brushes on a scaffold.
abstract: Filling in the gaps: Macroporous silicon membranes modified with sulfonated polymer brushes have been synthesized by pore-filling surface polymerization (see picture) to give proton-conducting channels with tailor-made, finely tuned physicochemical characteristics. These membranes display high conductivity values (ca. 10(-2) S cm(-1)) regardless of the humidity, thus surpassing the performance of nafion.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10-55128 Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Basit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yameen
authors.forename: Anke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaltbeitzel
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gösele
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Knoll
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Azzaroni