title: Engineered Asymmetric Composite Membranes with Rectifying Properties.
abstract: Asymmetric composite membranes with rectifying properties are developed by grafting pH-stimulus-responsive materials onto the top layer of the composite structure, which is prepared by two novel block copolymers using a phase-separation technique. This engineered asymmetric composite membrane shows potential applications in sensors, filtration, and nanofluidic devices.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Division of Integrated Molecular Engineering, Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology R1-25 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori Ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Annadanam V Sesha
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Sainath
authors.affiliation: Division of Integrated Molecular Engineering, Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology R1-25 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori Ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Motonori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komura
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiang-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ganhua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Division of Integrated Molecular Engineering, Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology R1-25 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori Ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomokazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iyoda
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D017136:Ion Transport; D008566:Membranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers
keywords: block copolymers; composite membranes; pH-responsive; phase separation; photocrosslinking