Publisher's Synopsis
The objective of this research was to study the effects of uniaxial stretching on the structure of microporous membranes (especially the aspect ratio of the pores) and on the performance of these membranes as measured in terms of flux and particle rejection. The hypothesis of this research was that by stretching microporous membranes, their performance could be improved. Stretching a membrane was expected to elongate pores and change their aspect ratio (ratio of the lengths of the pore major axis and minor axis.)