Facile synthesis of highly ordered through-micro-porous polyethylene microfiltration membrane via micro-casting
Abstract(#br)A polyethylene (PE) microfiltration membrane with highly ordered and identical straight through-pore microstructure was facilely synthesized via micro-casting. Initially, through embedding the micropillars of silicon micropillar template into a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layer under a press force, we built a micropillar mold cavity (MPMC) and infiltrated PE melt into the cavity by submerging the MPMC into the melt to perforate the PE thin film. Then after a release of the PDMS layer, the solidified PE membrane was peeled off from the template.