Processes | |
Thermo-Responsive Hydrogels for Stimuli-Responsive Membranes | |
Evan Mah1  | |
[1] Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada; E-Mail | |
关键词: membrane coating; thermo-responsive material; positive volume-phase transition; hydrogel; stimuli-responsive membrane; | |
DOI : 10.3390/pr1030238 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
Composite membranes with stimuli-responsive properties can be made by coating a thermo-responsive hydrogel onto a micro- or macroporous support. These hydrogels undergo a temperature induced volume-phase transition, which contributes towards the composite membrane’s stimuli-responsive properties. This paper reviews research done on complimentary forms of temperature responsive “thermophilic” hydrogels, those exhibiting positive volume-phase transitions in aqueous solvent. The influences of intermolecular forces on the mechanism of phase-transition are discussed along with case examples of typical thermophilic hydrogels.
【 授权许可】
CC BY
© 2013 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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