Wr. Bowen et al., ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPE STUDIES OF MEMBRANES - SURFACE PORE STRUCTURES OF CYCLOPORE AND ANOPORE MEMBRANES, Journal of membrane science, 110(2), 1996, pp. 233-238
Non-contact atomic force microscopy has been used to investigate the s
urface pore structure of Cyclopore and Anopore microfiltration membran
es in air. Three Cyclopore membranes and three Anopore membranes of di
fferent pore sizes were studied. Excellent high resolution images were
obtained. Analysis of the images gave quantitative information on the
surface pore structure, in particular the pore size distribution. Non
-contact AFM is an excellent means of obtaining such information for m
icrofiltration membranes.