title: Light responsive polymer membranes: a review.
abstract: In recent years, stimuli responsive materials have gained significant attention in membrane separation processes due to their ability to change specific properties in response to small external stimuli, such as light, pH, temperature, ionic strength, pressure, magnetic field, antigen, chemical composition, and so on. In this review, we briefly report recent progresses in light-driven materials and membranes. Photo-switching mechanisms, valved-membrane fabrication and light-driven properties are examined. Advances and perspectives of light responsive polymer membranes in biotechnology, chemistry and biology areas are discussed.
authors: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università della Calabria, I-87036 Rende (CS), Italy. nicolett@unical.it.
authors: Fiore Pasquale
authors: FP
authors: Nicoletta
authors: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università della Calabria, I-87036 Rende (CS), Italy. dcupelli@unical.it.
authors: Daniela
authors: D
authors: Cupelli
authors: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università della Calabria, I-87036 Rende (CS), Italy. formoso@unical.it.
authors: Patrizia
authors: P
authors: Formoso
authors: Department of Chemistry, Università della Calabria, I-87036 Rende (CS), Italy. defilpo@unical.it.
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: De Filpo
authors: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università della Calabria, I-87036 Rende (CS), Italy. colella.va@libero.it.
authors: Valentina
authors: V
authors: Colella
authors: Institute on Membrane Technology-National Council Research, ITM-CNR, I-87030 Rende (CS), Italy. a.gugliuzza@itm.cnr.it.
authors: Annarosa
authors: A
authors: Gugliuzza