Enhancing antimicrobial properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/hexafluoropropylene copolymer membrane by electron beam induced grafting of: N -vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and iodine immobilization

• Main Authors: Shawky, A. I., Megat Mohd. Noor, M. J., Nasef, M. M., Khayet, M., Nallappan, M., Ujang, Z.
• Format: Article
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2016
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/71707/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84968724903&doi=10.1039%2fc5ra28091e&partnerID=40&md5=37870a2a7eeb43bc709cebc907ed8efa

Highly efficient antimicrobial properties were imparted to a solution cast poly(vinylidene fluoride)-co-hexafluoropolypropylene (PVDF-co-HFP) NF membrane by modification with povidone-iodine (PVP-I2) complex using electron beam (EB) induced grafting of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (NVP) and subsequent iodi...