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. 2019 Feb 25;9(12):6502–6509. doi: 10.1039/c8ra08838a

Membrane properties of pristine TFC and TFN membranes.

Parameters Contact angle of TFC membranes (°) Porosity (%) RMSa (nm) R a b (nm) R max/10c (nm)
TFC 65 ± 8 36 ± 7 112 ± 13 91.4 ± 3 79.5 ± 7
TFN-S 56 ± 5 55 ± 13 93.8 ± 5 72.9 ± 9 74.3 ± 16
TFN-A 41 ± 6 34 ± 9 77.3 ± 11 61.7 ± 6 57.2 ± 11
TFN-S + A 36 ± 4 53 ± 6 70.6 ± 8 54.6 ± 4 52.8 ± 7
a

RMS is the root mean square of roughness.

b

R a is the representative average roughness.

c

R max is the representative maximum roughness.