ISSN:
0959-8103
Keywords:
skin membranes
;
hole formation
;
diffusion
;
polyetherimides
;
videomicroscopy
;
solvent diffusion coefficient
;
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
It is shown quantitatively that the formation of holes through the skin of membranes, prepared by the quick immersion in water of polyetherimides in solution in N-methylpyrrolidone, is governed by the solvent mobility. The surface pattern observed by videomicroscopy exhibits a characteristic distance between neighbouring holes (≃5 μm) which is a linear function of D-1s; Ds is the solvent diffusion coefficient in the polymeric solution, measured using a pulsedfield gradient NMR technique. The dependence of this distance on the solvent concentration in water is also characterized.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pi.1995.210380312
