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Phase separation and membrane formation characteristics in ternary and quaternary EVAL-systems*

W.F.C. Sager¹, M.E. Avramescut^1,2 and M. Wessling²
¹ Institut für Festkörperforschung Teilinstitut Weiche Materie
² Membrane Technology Group, University of Twente, The Netherlands

* This contribution is dedicated to M.H.V. Mulder, who died November 17, 2002

In this study we investigated phase separation and membrane formation in nonsolvent/solvent/polymer systems for a random ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVAL) with an ethylene content of 44 mol%. Polymeric membrane materials with hydrophilic and functionalizable groups are of special interest in biological and biomedical applications.

F&E-Nr: 23.102.08