Porous Membranes Including Triblock Copolymers
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsMichelle M. Mok, Timothy M. Gillard, Carl A. Laskowski, Lucas D. McIntosh, Hyacinth L. Lechuga
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Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsMichelle M. Mok, Timothy M. Gillard, Carl A. Laskowski, Lucas D. McIntosh, Hyacinth L. Lechuga
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A porous membrane, The porous membrane includes a triblock copolymer of the formula ABC, the porous membrane comprising a plurality of pores; wherein the A block has a Tg of 90 degrees Celsius or greater and is present in an amount ranging from 30% to 80% by weight, inclusive, of the total block copolymer; wherein the B block has a Tg of 25 degrees Celsius or less and is present in an amount ranging from 10% to 40% by weight, inclusive, of the total block copolymer and wherein the C block is a water miscible hydrogen-bonding block immiscible with each of the A block and the B block; wherein the porous membrane comprising a first major surface and an opposed second major surface, wherein the first major surface is a nanostructured surface.
A porous membrane comprising a triblock copolymer of the formula ABC, the porous membrane comprising a plurality of pores;
A method of preparing a porous membrane, the method comprising:
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