Atomic force microscope studies of membranes: Surface pore structures of Cyclopore and Anopore membranes

W. Richard Bowen; Nidal Hilal; Robert W. Lovitt; Peter M. Williams

doi:10.1016/0376-7388(95)00263-4

Atomic force microscope studies of membranes: Surface pore structures of Cyclopore and Anopore membranes

W. Richard Bowen, Nidal Hilal, Robert W. Lovitt, Peter M. Williams

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Non-contact atomic force microscopy has been used to investigate the surface pore structure of Cyclopore and Anopore microfiltration membranes in air. Three Cyclopore membranes and three Anopore membranes of different pore sizes were studied. Excellent high resolution images were obtained. Analysis of the images gave quantitative information on the surface pore structure, in particular the pore size distribution. Non-contact AFM is an excellent means of obtaining such information for microfiltration membranes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	233-238
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Membrane Science
Volume	110
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0376-7388(95)00263-4
State	Published - Feb 21 1996

Keywords

Atomic force microscopy
Inorganic membrane
Polymeric membrane
Pore size distribution
Surface roughness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biochemistry
General Materials Science
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Filtration and Separation

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