Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks: Synthesis, Properties, Modelling and Applications
CHAPTER 15: Functional Membranes Based on Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks
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Published:23 Apr 2020
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Special Collection: 2020 ebook collectionSeries: Polymer Chemistry Series
S. Ulrich, L. F. Boesel, and N. Bruns, in Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks: Synthesis, Properties, Modelling and Applications, ed. C. S. Patrickios, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020, pp. 331-363.
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This chapter presents amphiphilic polymer co-networks (APCNs) fabricated as functional membranes and will illustrate related applications. First, the structural features of APCNs rendering them ideal membrane materials will be described. Applications as membranes with a functional performance that is directly based on these structural features are presented. Next, the preparation of co-network membranes based on stimuli-responsive polymers and their potential for smart membrane systems are detailed. Finally, the functionalisation of co-network membranes with stimuli-responsive units such as organic photochromes and applications as light-responsive or even multi stimuli-responsive drug delivery membranes are described.