Table 2.

Properties of PET TeMs before and after hydrophobization.

Sample	Contact Angle, ±4°	Effective Pore Size, nm	Pore Size (from SEM Analysis), nm	LEP, MPa
Initial PET TeMs	58	198 ± 5	220 ± 8	0.12
PET TeMs-g-TEVS	89	167 ± 8	216 ± 3	>0.43
PET TeMs—PFDTS	134	148 ± 6	174 ± 4	>0.43
Initial PET TeMs	55	302 ± 8	310 ± 15	0.015
PET TeMs-g-TEVS	85	287 ± 10	292 ± 20	0.04
PET TeMs—PFDTS	115	274 ± 12	285 ± 18	0.04