Plasma-modified porous membranes

The presented paper shows some possible ways for alteration of membrane pro perties. The used method of plasma treatment allows to tailor membranes acc ording to a particular demand. The action of plasma on porous membranes res ults in polymer ablation tan increase of pore diameter), deposition of poly mer layer (plugging of pore lumen) and/or rebuilding of surface functional groups. These effects place plasma treatment among the most versatile modif ication methods. Having in stock one ultrafiltration membrane one is able t o obtain various micro-, ultra, and nanofilters, some membranes designated for immobilization of biological components, hydrophobic membrane for membr ane distillation, or gel-like membranes for dialysis. Several possible ways of that modification are presented in the paper.