ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPE STUDIES OF MEMBRANES - SURFACE PORE STRUCTURES OF CYCLOPORE AND ANOPORE MEMBRANES

Authors
BOWEN WR HILAL N LOVITT RW WILLIAMS PM
Citation
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
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical","Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Journal of membrane science → ACNP
ISSN journal
03767388
Volume
110
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
233 - 238
Database
ISI
SICI code
0376-7388(1996)110:2<233:AMSOM->2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
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.