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Title: Dopamine: Just the Right Medicine for Membranes

Journal Article · · Advanced Functional Materials
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  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Nanoscience and Technology Division
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Inst. for Molecular Engineering
  3. Zhejiang Univ. of Technology, Hangzhou (China). MOE Key Lab. of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Dept. of Polymer Science and Engineering
  4. Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia). UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering; Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom). Dept. of Materials Science and Metallurgy
  5. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Energy Systems Division
  6. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Nanoscience and Technology Division; Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Inst. for Molecular Engineering; Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Inst. for Molecular Engineering

Abstract Mussel‐inspired chemistry has attracted widespread interest in membrane science and technology. Demonstrating the rapid growth of this field over the past several years, substantial progress has been achieved in both mussel‐inspired chemistry and membrane surface engineering based on mussel‐inspired coatings. At this stage, it is valuable to summarize the most recent and distinctive developments, as well as to frame the challenges and opportunities remaining in this field. In this review, recent advances in rapid and controllable deposition of mussel‐inspired coatings, dopamine‐assisted codeposition technology, and photoinitiated grafting directly on mussel‐inspired coatings are presented. Some of these technologies have not yet been employed directly in membrane science. Beyond discussing advances in conventional membrane processes, emerging applications of mussel‐inspired coatings in membranes are discussed, including as a skin layer in nanofiltration, interlayer in metal‐organic framework based membranes, hydrophilic layer in Janus membranes, and protective layer in catalytic membranes. Finally, some critical unsolved challenges are raised in this field and some potential pathways are proposed to address them.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; DE‐AC02‐06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1426190
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1416407
Journal Information:
Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 8; ISSN 1616-301X
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 239 works
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