Figure 4
From: Smart gating membranes with in situ self-assembled responsive nanogels as functional gates
Temperature dependence and reversible thermo-responsive gating characteristics of hydraulic permeability through membranes with nanogel gates.
(a) Thermo-responsive water fluxes of membranes prepared with different contents of nanogels. The trans-membrane pressure is 0.2 MPa. (b) Effect of nanogel content on the thermo-responsive factor of membranes (R39/20), in which R39/20 is defined as the ratio of water flux under trans-membrane pressure of 0.2 MPa at 39 °C to that at 20 °C. (c) Water fluxes at 20 °C and 39 °C of membranes prepared with different preparation conditions. The trans-membrane pressure is 0.2 MPa. (d) Effects of preparation conditions on the thermo-responsive factor of membranes (R39/20). (e) Effect of trans-membrane pressure on the water flux of membrane prepared with nanogel content of 17.00% at 39 °C and 20 °C. (f) Reversible thermo-responsive gating characteristics of hydraulic permeability through membranes. The nanogel content is 17.00% and the trans-membrane pressure is 0.2 MPa. Error bars indicate standard deviation, n = 5.
