A gas separation method is provided. The method includes using a gas separation apparatus comprising a selective permeable membrane and a first and second treatment chambers separated by the selective permeable membrane. A mixed gas containing a gas to be separated is supplied into (or generated within) the first treatment chamber, and the gas to be separated is separated from the mixed gas by having the gas to be separated permeate from the first/second treatment chamber side of the selective permeable membrane, which has a stacked laminated structure of a hydrophilic porous membrane, a separation-functional layer, and a first protective membrane, and the separation-functional layer includes a layer of hydrophilic polymer containing water, and the first treatment chamber is provided on a hydrophilic porous membrane side of the selective permeable membrane and the second treatment chamber is provided on the first protective membrane side of the selective permeable membrane.

A surface treatment for a membrane, having a cross-linkable diacrylate solution used to make the cross-linked coating comprises a solution of at least one of 2.4-3.4% Hydroxypropyl acrylate and 1.1-2.1% polyethylene glycol diacrylate; 2.5-3.5% Bisphenol A ethoxylate diacrylate; 3.0-4.0% Bisphenol A ethoxylate diacrylate and 1.5-2.5% Hydroxypropyl acrylate; 1.5-2.5% Hydroxypropyl acrylate and 2.0-3.0% Polyethylene glycol diacrylate; 0.25-2.5% 2-Hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl acrylate and 2.0-5.0% Polyethylene glycol diacrylate; or 3.0-4.0% Bisphenol A ethoxylate diacrylate. A filtration device for use with biological fluid, having a membrane; and a cross-linked coating on the membrane to form a surface modification or treatment, wherein the cross-linked coating is formed from a coating solution comprising a cross-linkable diacrylate.

A highly permeable sorbent platform based on polysulfone and polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid) composite membranes. The membranes possess a fully interconnected network of poly(acrylic acid)-lined pores, which enables the surface chemistry to be tailored through sequential attachment of polyethyleneimine moieties and metal-binding terpyridine ligands. The polyethyleneimine moieties increase the saturation capacity, while the addition of terpyridine enables high-affinity binding to a diversity of transition metal ions. This membrane platform removes such metal contaminants from solution. The metal capture performance of the functionalized membranes persists even in high concentrations of competitive ions. Also, fluorescence quenching of the terpyridine moiety upon metal ion complexation offers an in-situ probe to monitor the extent of sorbent saturation. The permeability, capacity, and affinity of these membranes, with high-density display of a metal-binding ligand, offer a chemically tailored platform to address the challenges that arise in ensuring clean water.

A highly permeable sorbent platform based on polysulfone and polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid) composite membranes. The membranes possess a fully interconnected network of poly(acrylic acid)-lined pores, which enables the surface chemistry to be tailored through sequential attachment of polyethyleneimine moieties and metal-binding terpyridine ligands. The polyethyleneimine moieties increase the saturation capacity, while the addition of terpyridine enables high-affinity binding to a diversity of transition metal ions. This membrane platform removes such metal contaminants from solution. The metal capture performance of the functionalized membranes persists even in high concentrations of competitive ions. Also, fluorescence quenching of the terpyridine moiety upon metal ion complexation offers an in-situ probe to monitor the extent of sorbent saturation. The permeability, capacity, and affinity of these membranes, with high-density display of a metal-binding ligand, offer a chemically tailored platform to address the challenges that arise in ensuring clean water.

The present invention pertains to composition suitable for manufacturing membranes based on vinylidene fluoride (VDF) polymers, to porous membranes thereof, to methods for their manufacture and to uses thereof, especially for the filtration of water phases. Said composition comprising vinylidene fluoride (VDF) polymers and polymer additives comprising zwitterionic moieties delivers outstanding hydrophilization performances of manufactured membranes.

This disclosure generally relates to polymeric materials designed to create membranes with improved selectivity and fouling resistance, with potential capabilities that include tunable effective pore size that can be reduced to, for example, <1 nm, exceptional fouling resistance, improved chemical resistance and thermal stability, and ion selectivity. Specifically, this disclosure relates to cross-linkable and charged zwitterionic polymers and membranes made therefrom for reverse osmosis applications.

The present disclosure provides a laminate for humidification including a porous reinforcing material, and a non-porous membrane that is laminated on at least one surface of the porous reinforcing material.

Disclosed are fibers comprising a composition comprising a fluorinated polymer comprising a plurality of ion exchange groups or a precursor thereof and an aromatic polyamide-imide polymer. The fibers are obtained by electrospinning or forcespinning a composition comprising a fluorinated polymer comprising a plurality of ion exchange groups or a precursor thereof and an aromatic polyamide-imide polymer. The fibers can be arranged into webs suitable for the preparation of composite membranes. In particular composite ion exchange membranes suitable for use in proton exchange fuel cells or filtration devices.

Disclosed are fibers comprising a composition comprising a fluorinated polymer comprising a plurality of ion exchange groups or a precursor thereof and an aromatic polyamide-imide polymer. The fibers are obtained by electrospinning or forcespinning a composition comprising a fluorinated polymer comprising a plurality of ion exchange groups or a precursor thereof and an aromatic polyamide-imide polymer. The fibers can be arranged into webs suitable for the preparation of composite membranes. In particular composite ion exchange membranes suitable for use in proton exchange fuel cells or filtration devices.

The present disclosure relates to an electrode system for measuring the concentration of an analyte under in-vivo conditions, comprising an electrode with immobilized enzyme molecules and a diffusion barrier that controls diffusion of the analyte from body fluid surrounding the electrode system to the enzyme molecules.