PMID- 37233527 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230529 IS - 2077-0375 (Print) IS - 2077-0375 (Electronic) IS - 2077-0375 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 5 DP - 2023 Apr 27 TI - Functionalization and Surface Modification of Mesoporous Hydrophobic Membranes by Oligomers and Target Additives via Environmental Crazing. LID - 10.3390/membranes13050466 [doi] LID - 466 AB - This work offers an ecologically friendly and facile approach for the modification of high-tonnage commercial polymers, including polypropylene (PP), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), and preparation of nanocomposite polymeric membranes via incorporation of modifying oligomer hydrophilic additives, such as poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), poly(propylene glycol) (PPG), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and salicylic acid (SA). Structural modification is accomplished via the deformation of polymers in PEG, PPG, and water-ethanol solutions of PVA and SA when mesoporous membranes are loaded with oligomers and target additives. The content of target additives in nanocomposite membranes is controlled by tensile strain, and the level of loading can achieve 35-62 wt.% for PEG and PPG; the content of PVA and SA is controlled by their concentration in the feed solution. This approach allows for the simultaneous incorporation of several additives which are shown to preserve their functional performance in the polymeric membranes and their functionalization. The porosity, morphology, and mechanical characteristics of the prepared membranes were studied. The proposed approach allows an efficient and facile strategy for the surface modification of hydrophobic mesoporous membranes: depending on the nature and content of target additives, their water contact angle can be reduced to 30-65 degrees . Water vapor permeability, gas selectivity, antibacterial, and functional properties of the nanocomposite polymeric membranes were described. FAU - Yarysheva, Alena Yu AU - Yarysheva AY AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4997-6883 AD - Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia. FAU - Klyamkin, Semen N AU - Klyamkin SN AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6009-1045 AD - Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia. FAU - Yarysheva, Larisa M AU - Yarysheva LM AD - Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia. FAU - Arzhakova, Olga V AU - Arzhakova OV AD - Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia. LA - eng GR - 23-23-00180/Russian Science Foundation/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230427 PL - Switzerland TA - Membranes (Basel) JT - Membranes JID - 101577807 PMC - PMC10220696 OTO - NOTNLM OT - hydrophilization OT - mesoporous membranes OT - surface modification OT - water vapor permeability COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/05/26 13:10 MHDA- 2023/05/26 13:11 PMCR- 2023/04/27 CRDT- 2023/05/26 10:23 PHST- 2023/03/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/04/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/05/26 13:11 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/26 13:10 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/26 10:23 [entrez] PHST- 2023/04/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - membranes13050466 [pii] AID - membranes-13-00466 [pii] AID - 10.3390/membranes13050466 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Membranes (Basel). 2023 Apr 27;13(5):466. doi: 10.3390/membranes13050466.