Overview
- Presents comprehensive studies on the chemical and physical behaviors of membrane surfaces
- Provides a unique synthesis of our knowledge on the role of surface engineering in membrane science
- Elaborates novel methods for constructing bio-functional membranes from traditional polymer membranes
- Will serve as an informative reference source of value to expert and non-expert alike
Part of the book series: Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China (ATSTC)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Surface Engineering of Polymer Membranes covers the processes that modify membrane surfaces to improve their in-service performance, meaning, to confer surface properties which are different from the bulk properties. Purposes may be to minimize fouling, modulate hydrophilicity/ hydrophobicity, enhance biocompatibility, create diffusion barriers, provide functionalities, mimic biomembranes, fabricate nanostructures, etc. First, the basics of surface engineering of polymer membranes are covered. Then topics such as surface modification by graft polymerization and macromolecule immobilization, biomimetic surfaces, enzyme immobilization, molecular recognition, and nanostructured surfaces are discussed. This book provides a unique synthesis of the knowledge of the role of surface chemistry and physics in membrane science.
Dr. Zhikang Xu of the Institute of Polymer Science of Zhejiang University has eight Chinese patents and in 2006 was honored as a Distinguished Young Scholar by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC).
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Surface Engineering of Polymer Membranes
Authors: Zhikang Xu, Lingshu Wan, Xiaojun Huang
Series Title: Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88413-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-88413-2Published: 15 May 2009
Series ISSN: 1995-6819
Series E-ISSN: 1995-6827
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 348
Number of Illustrations: 159 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Jointly published with Zhejiang University Press
Topics: Polymer Sciences, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Biomaterials, Biochemical Engineering