Hybrid polycaprolactone/silica porous membranes produced by sol-gel

Pandis, C., Trujillo, S. , Roganowicz, M. and Gómez Ribelles, J. L. (2014) Hybrid polycaprolactone/silica porous membranes produced by sol-gel. Macromolecular Symposia, 341(1), pp. 34-44. (doi: 10.1002/masy.201300155)

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Abstract

Hybrid porous membranes of polycaprolactone (PCL) and silica were obtained by a two stage procedure. First a porous PCL membrane was produced by freeze extraction technique and then a sol‐gel reaction was used to form a uniform silica coating on the pore walls. Sol‐gel reaction was performed at low pH with tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) as the precursor of silica. In this work we analyze the influence of several clue parameters on the silica film formation and in turn on the properties of the hybrid material. Water:TEOS molar ratio and drying protocol were considered in this study.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Trujillo Munoz, Dr Sara
Authors: Pandis, C., Trujillo, S., Roganowicz, M., and Gómez Ribelles, J. L.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering
Journal Name:Macromolecular Symposia
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:1022-1360
ISSN (Online):1521-3900
Published Online:17 July 2014

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