Special Issue "Polymer Membranes for Environmental Protection and Biomedical Applications"
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Membranes and Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2023 | Viewed by 131
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymer materials; biomaterials; composites; polymer chemistry; general organic chemistry
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: porous and nonporous materials supported regenerative process: polymer nanocomposites; fibrous materials; polymer membrane; cells–materials interaction
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: membranes; polymer materials; biopolymer materials; composites
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer membranes are a very dynamically developing research topic. The proper use of the accumulated scientific knowledge and new achievements in the field of polymer membranes allows us to eliminate or significantly reduce the harmful impact of most industrial processes on the natural environment. On the other hand, polymer membranes can be intentionally applied for health protection. Although many scientific articles have been published on this subject, the selective permeation of active or toxic compounds through polymer membranes with a defined porosity is still a great challenge for scientists. Likewise, other problems around using membranes, especially the clogging of membrane pores and the rapid loss of separation efficiency, are still unresolved.
The subject of this Special Issue will be the use of polymer materials to obtain flat, fibrous, capillary or other membranes, as well as their full characterization due to the properties necessary to conduct separation, purification or concentration processes. Studies of basic properties of materials for membranes can be submitted, as can studies on the development of spiral, tubular or capillary modules that can be used in environmental engineering or biomedical engineering. Papers on the technologies for the production of polymer membranes in the context of removing contaminations from the environment are welcome. Papers showing the use of membranes in biomedical engineering (materials with high biocompatibility that can function as space-maker implants, dialysis membranes or other devices can be presented. This Special Issue will also cover the monitoring and solving of problems affected by the physical, chemical and biological deposition of solids on the surface of polymer membranes, as well as by their antifouling abilities.
Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Polymer-based porous membrane materials;
- Polymer-based nonporous membrane materials;
- Polymer-based membranes for biomedical application;
- Polymer-based membranes for environmental protection;
- Characterization of polymer membrane materials;
- Membrane-based techniques for separation and purification of proteins;
- Biofouling and fouling processes;
- Monitoring, characterization and cleaning of the membrane fouling process;
- membrane surface modification
Prof. Dr. Jadwiga Laska
Dr. Ewa Stodolak-Zych
Dr. Beata Fryczkowska
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- polymer membranes
- porous membranes
- non-porous membranes
- (bio)fouling
- membrane separation
- membrane filtration processes
- membrane surface modification
