简介:Surfacemodificationofpolypropylenemicroporousmembrane(PPMM)wasperformedbyatmosphericpressuredielectricbarrierdischargeplasmaimmobilizationofN,Ndimethylaminoethylmethacrylate(DMAEMA).Structuralandmorphologicalchangesonthemembranesurfacewerecharacterizedbyattenuatedtotalreflection-Fouriertransforminfraredspectroscopy(FT-IR/ATR),X-rayphotoelectronspectroscope(XPS)andfieldemissionscanningelectronmicroscopy(FE-SEM).Watercontactanglesofthemembranesurfaceswerealsomeasuredbythesessiledropmethod.Resultsrevealthatboththeplasma-treatingconditionsandtheadsorbedDMAEMAamounthaveremarkableeffectsontheimmobilizationdegreeofDMAEMA.Peroxidedeterminationby1,1-diphenyl-2-picrvlhydrazyl(DPPH)methodverifiestheexsistenceofradicalsinducedbyplasma,whichactivizetheimmobilizationreaction.PurewatercontactangleonthemembranesurfacedecreasedwiththeincreaseofDMAEMAimmobilizationdegree,whichindicatesanenhancedhydrophilicityforthemodifiedmembranes.Theeffectsofimmobilizationdegreesonpurewaterfluxeswerealsomeasured.Itisshownthatpurewaterfluxesfirstincreasedwithimmobilizationdegreeandthendecreased.Finally,permeationofbovineserumalbumin(BSA)andlysozymesolutionweremeasuredtoevaluatetheantifoulingpropertyoftheDMAEMA-modifiedmembranes,fromwhichitisshownthatbothhydrophilicityandelectrostaticrepulsionarebeneficialformembraneantifouling.