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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Xiaosong Wu, Pensacola, FL (US);
Joel Shertok, Pace, FL (US);
Peter Konstantin, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Assignee:
Pall Corporation, East Hills, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
21050035 ; 21050041 ; 21050036 ; 21050027 ; 264-4 ;
Abstract
A hydrophilic porous membrane is provided which comprises a network of a non-crystalline hydrophobic polymer and an in situ crosslinked hydrophilic acrylate polymer. A method of preparing such a hydrophilic porous membrane also is provided, wherein a reaction solution of a non-crystalline hydrophobic polymer, a crosslinkable polyfunctional acrylate, a polymerization initiator, and, optionally, a monofunctional monomer, is polymerized in situ and cast to provide a hydrophilic porous membrane.