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Self-assembled block copolymer membranes: From basic research to large-scale manufacturing

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Order and porosity of block copolymer membranes have been controlled by solution thermodynamics, self-assembly, and macrophase separation. We have demonstrated how the film manufacture with long-range order can be up-scaled with the use of conventional membrane production technology.

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  1. Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 23955-6900, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

    Suzana P. Nunes

  2. Imaging and Characterization Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 23955-6900, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

    Ali Reza Behzad

  3. Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 23955-6900, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

    Klaus-Viktor Peinemann

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Nunes, S.P., Behzad, A.R. & Peinemann, KV. Self-assembled block copolymer membranes: From basic research to large-scale manufacturing. Journal of Materials Research 28, 2661–2665 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2013.253

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