The fundamentals and applications of polymer brush-modified membranes are reviewed.
This new class of synthetic membranes is explored with an emphasis on tuning the …

Managing higher water demands is a grand challenge of the twenty-first century due to
pollution and climate change that are decreasing the amount of drinkable water. There is …

The current study aimed to understand both external and internal membrane fouling by three
proteins with different net charges, namely, negatively charged pepsin and bovine serum …

Electrostatic interaction between proteins and polysaccharides has attracted considerable
attention in the design of fluid interfaces with improved performance, eg by sequential …

The effect of ionic strength on the sequential adsorption of whey protein isolate (WPI) and
low methoxy pectin (LMP) onto a hydrophobic surface was investigated through a real-time …

Salivary films coating oral surfaces are critically important for oral health. This study focuses
on determining the underlying nature of this adsorbed film and how it responds to …

Membrane-based separations allow energy-efficient purification of organic solvents which
are typically carried out by energy-intensive distillation. Polymer membranes are …

The real-time changes in viscoelasticity of adsorbed poly (L-lysine)(PLL) and adsorbed
histone (lysine rich fraction) due to cross-linking by glutaraldehyde and corresponding …

Removing adsorbed protein from metals has significant health and industrial consequences.
There are numerous protein-adsorption studies using model self-assembled monolayers or …

Interactions between poly-electrolytes on solid substrates and the subsequent formation of
films with desirable characteristics is a relatively new technology that strongly depends on …