초록 |
A novel means of layer-by-layer deposition (LbL) of polyelectrolyte multilayers on three-dimensionally inverse opal (3D-IO) structures is presented. The 3D-IO structures comprising UV-curable polymer are highly flexible and can be readily demonstrated as free standing films with double-sided open porosity. The deposition pH of the LbL assembly can strongly affect the charge density and the degree of entanglement of polyelectrolyte chains, resulting in contrastingly different film deposition and growth behaviors, which can offer a new pathway of fabricating functionalized polymeric films. Finally, the LbL treated 3D-IO films are applied to nanofiltration membranes for removing multivalent cations. Due to the enhanced Donnan exclusion effect as a result of multiple interfaces formed inside the 3D-IO structures and the relatively large volumetric ratio of water-permeable polyelectrolyte complexes, a good rejection rate of cations was achieved without sacrificing the high permeation flux. |