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Microstructure of charged mosaic membranes constructed by phase growth
Author(s) -
Ishizu Koji,
Iwade Masaya
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1994.070520101
Subject(s) - copolymer , vinyl alcohol , materials science , polymer chemistry , membrane , microstructure , scanning electron microscope , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , casting , microporous material , chemical engineering , vinyl chloride , acrylic acid , phase (matter) , composite material , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , engineering
A template pattern with alternating poly(4‐vinylpyridine) (P4VP)/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) lamellae was fabricated upon a cross‐linked PVA film by casting of poly[4‐vinyl‐pyridine (4VP)‐ g ‐vinyl alcohol (VA)] graft copolymer. After a treatment involving the binding of a PVA film with the graft copolymer and also domain fixing of the PVA phases, a dilute solution of poly[acrylic acid (AA)‐benzyl N , N ‐dimethyldithiocarbamate (DMTC)] copolymer/P4VP binary blend was cast on this template surface. The microstructure of binary blend was observed from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) by wet‐etching of films after domain fixing of one component of the binary blend. The poly(AA‐DMTC) copolymer/P4VP binary microdomains formed by phase growth were oriented perpendicularly to the film surface. We also fabricated these charged mosaic regions on a microporous poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) membrane, and carried out the surface analysis by X‐ray photoelectron microscopy (XPS). Finally, we examined the transport of KCl through the charged mosaic composite membranes. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.