{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Thankappan H"],"funding":["Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan","Agence Nationale de la Recherche"],"pagination":["E93"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6723104"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9(8)"],"pubmed_abstract":["In recent years, block copolymer micellar assemblies with the formation of structured nanoparticles have been considered as an emerging technology in membrane science. In this work, the poly(methyl methacrylate)-block-poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) copolymer was directly synthesized using Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerization and self-assembled in a selective medium (2,2,2-trifluroethanol/water). Then, poly(methyl methacrylate)-block-poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) copolymers were casted onto a commercial PVDF membrane to form a thin porous selective layer. The prepared nanoparticles and the resulting membranes were fully characterized using microscopy methods (SEM and AFM), whereas the membrane performance was evaluated in terms of permeability and the mo"],"journal":["Membranes"],"pubmed_title":["Development of PVDF Ultrafiltration Membrane with Zwitterionic Block Copolymer Micelles as a Selective Layer."],"pmcid":["PMC6723104"],"funding_grant_id":["MOST 106–2923-E-033-001-MY4","ANR-16-CE08-0037-01"],"pubmed_authors":["Bousquet G","Semsarilar M","Bouyer D","Thankappan H","Venault A","Chang Y","Quemener D"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Development of PVDF Ultrafiltration Membrane with Zwitterionic Block Copolymer Micelles as a Selective Layer.","description":"In recent years, block copolymer micellar assemblies with the formation of structured nanoparticles have been considered as an emerging technology in membrane science. In this work, the poly(methyl methacrylate)-block-poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) copolymer was directly synthesized using Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerization and self-assembled in a selective medium (2,2,2-trifluroethanol/water). Then, poly(methyl methacrylate)-block-poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) copolymers were casted onto a commercial PVDF membrane to form a thin porous selective layer. The prepared nanoparticles and the resulting membranes were fully characterized using microscopy methods (SEM and AFM), whereas the membrane performance was evaluated in terms of permeability and the mo","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019 Aug","modification":"2025-04-04T19:02:28.571Z","creation":"2019-09-14T07:05:41Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6723104","cross_references":{"pubmed":["31374830"],"doi":["10.3390/membranes9080093"]}}