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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2018
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Geraud J. Dubois, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert D. Miller, San Jose, CA (US);
Young-Hye Na, San Jose, CA (US);
Victoria Piunova, San Jose, CA (US);
Joseph Sly, San Jose, CA (US);
Andy T. Tek, San Jose, CA (US);
Ran Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 69/10 (2006.01); B01D 69/12 (2006.01); B01D 69/02 (2006.01); B01D 67/00 (2006.01); B01D 61/14 (2006.01); C09D 5/16 (2006.01); B01D 71/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 69/10 (2013.01); B01D 67/0088 (2013.01); B01D 67/0095 (2013.01); B01D 69/02 (2013.01); B01D 69/12 (2013.01); B01D 61/145 (2013.01); B01D 61/147 (2013.01); B01D 2323/00 (2013.01); B01D 2325/14 (2013.01); B01D 2325/16 (2013.01); B01D 2325/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A porous membrane with a molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) greater than about 10 kDa, and a coating on at least a portion of a major surface of the porous membrane. The coating includes a star polymer having a hydrophobic core and hydrophilic arms, wherein the hydrophobic core contacts the porous membrane.