Ultrasound-assisted dopamine polymerization: rapid and oxidizing agent-free polydopamine coatings on membrane surfaces
Aydın Cihanoğlu, Jessica D. Schiffman, Sacide Alsoy Altınkaya
Abstract
Herein, we report a controllable pathway to accelerate the polymerization kinetics of dopamine using ultrasound as a trigger. The use of ultrasound was demonstrated to dramatically accelerate the slow liquid phase reaction kinetics and increase the deposition rate of the polydopamine coating on the surface of polymeric membranes.
Topics & Concepts
PolymerizationOxidizing agentMembraneCoatingKineticsMaterials scienceChemical engineeringDeposition (geology)ChemistryNanotechnologyPolymerOrganic chemistryComposite materialBiochemistryBiologySedimentEngineeringQuantum mechanicsPaleontologyPhysicsPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials