Surface characteristics of thin film composite polyamide membranes dictate silver nanoparticle loading efficacy
Afsana Munni, Mohammed A. Bashammakh, Marion Bellier, Ali Ansari, Mohamed E. A. Ali, H. Enis Karahan, Rafiqul Islam, Treavor H. Boyer, François Perreault
Abstract
This report pinpoints the surface oxygen content of polyamide membranes as the key factor for silver nanoparticles loading, thereby providing an important guiding principle to develop biofouling-resistant membrane coatings.
Topics & Concepts
PolyamideThin-film composite membraneMaterials scienceMembraneSilver nanoparticleComposite numberNanoparticleComposite materialChemical engineeringSurface (topology)NanotechnologyChemistryEngineeringReverse osmosisMathematicsGeometryBiochemistryElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications