(1) Different methods have been applied to fabricate polymeric membranes with non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) being one of the mostly widely used. In NIPS, a solvent or solvent blend is required to dissolve a polymer or polymer blend. N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), dimethylacetamide (DMAc), dimethylformamide (DMF) and other petroleum-derived solvents are commonly used to dissolve some petroleum-based polymers. However, these components may have negative impacts on the environment and human health. Therefore, using greener and less toxic components is of great interest for increasing membrane fabrication sustainability. The chemical structure of membranes is not affected by the use of different solvents,more »
Modeling the Membrane Environment for Membrane Proteins
- Award ID(s):
- 0832571
- Publication Date:
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10021136
- Journal Name:
- Biophysical Journal
- Volume:
- 100
- Issue:
- 8
- Page Range or eLocation-ID:
- 2073 to 2074
- ISSN:
- 0006-3495
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation