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Development of Functionalized Membranes For Free Radical Production at Interfaces

Schematic of composite membrane system

Schematic of composite membrane system

Schematic of composite membrane system. Blank PVDF membrane is functionalized with a negatively-charged polyelectoryle, polyacrylic acid, via in-situ polymerization. The PAA/PVDF membrane is then used to either capture Fe2+ or additional polyelectrolyte layers (i.e. positively-charged polyallylamine hydrochloride, PAH) for enzyme (GOX) immobilization.

Credits: Dr. Dibakar Bhattacharyya and Scott Lewis, University of Kentucky