Methods, compositions and devices, including electroosmotic pumps, comprising coated porous surfaces
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1. A membrane comprising:
- a porous polymeric layer, wherein the porous polymeric layer has an average pore diameter of from about 100 nm to about 500 nm, and wherein the porous polymeric layer comprises a material that has a zeta potential of |20-25| mV, or is essentially charge neutral; and
a polyelectrolyte layer physically adsorbed on the porous polymeric layer, wherein the polyelectrolyte layer comprises at least one polyelectrolyte that has a molecular weight between about 50 kDa to about 1,000 kDa and a counterion to the polyelectrolyte has a positive Jones-Dole B viscosity coefficient;
wherein the membrane has a zeta potential of |≧
50| mV.
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Abstract
Methods are disclosed for modifying at least a portion of a porous polymeric surface. Such methods include contacting the porous polymeric surface with at least one polyelectrolyte, resulting in the physical adsorption of at least one polyelectrolyte onto the porous polymeric surface to form a charge modified surface. Such coated surfaces may be part of a device or apparatus, including electroosmotic pumps.
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1. A membrane comprising:
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a porous polymeric layer, wherein the porous polymeric layer has an average pore diameter of from about 100 nm to about 500 nm, and wherein the porous polymeric layer comprises a material that has a zeta potential of |20-25| mV, or is essentially charge neutral; and a polyelectrolyte layer physically adsorbed on the porous polymeric layer, wherein the polyelectrolyte layer comprises at least one polyelectrolyte that has a molecular weight between about 50 kDa to about 1,000 kDa and a counterion to the polyelectrolyte has a positive Jones-Dole B viscosity coefficient; wherein the membrane has a zeta potential of |≧
50| mV. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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19. The membrane of claim, wherein 15 the counterion to the cationic polyelectrolyte is univalent.
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