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Membrane Morphology: Phase Inversion to Electrospinning

Chanunpanich N. (Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology North Bangkok)
Byun Hongsik (Department of Chemical System Engineering, Keimyung University)
Kang Inn-Kyu (Department of Polymer Engineering, Kyungpook National University)

Publication Information

Membrane Journal / v.15, no.2, 2005 , pp. 85-104 More about this Journal

Abstract

Recently, membrane can be prepared by two methods, phase inversion and electrospinning techniques. Phase inversion technique is a conventional but commercially preparation membrane. The most versatile of preparation in this technique is immersion of the cast film into nonsolvent bath, causing dense top layer with a finger-like pattern in the sub layer membrane. The membrane pore size getting from phase inversion is in the range of micro or submicrometer. As a result, it can be used as microfiltration and ultrafiltration applications. A new technique, electrospinning, is introduced for membrane preparation. Nonwoven nanofibrous mat or nanofibrous membrane is obtained. In this technique, electrostatic charge is introduced to the solution jet, causing a thin fiber with high surface area; hence it can be used in the applications where high surface area-to-volume or length-to-diameter ratios are required. Moreover, the pore size can be controlled by controlling the time of electrospinning. Hence, it can be used as a filter for filtering microparticles as well as nanoparticles.

Keywords

electrospinning; phase inversion; nanofiber; microfiltration; ultrafiltration;

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