Ultrathin, conductive and fouling-resistant zwitterionic polymer films

Patent · 26 January 2021

OSTI ID:1805411

Wang, Minghui; Gleason, Karen K.; Kovacik, Peter

Disclosed are methods of preparing antifouling coatings on reverse osmosis membranes with initiated vapor deposition or oxidative vapor deposition. The coatings enhance the stability and lifetime of membranes without sacrificing performance characteristics, such as permeability or salt retention.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AR0000294
• Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
• Patent Number(s): 10,898,861
• Application Number: 16/041,169
• OSTI ID: 1805411
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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