Original Article
  • Comparative Study of Metal-Polyphenol Network Coating and Plasma Treatment for Surface Modification of Thin Film Membranes

  • Khin Moe Lwin*, Pyone Pyone Chit*, Nur Elis Sharmila Binti Zulazmi**, Jinseung Bae*, Sungsu Park*, Kyunghoon Kim*†

  • * School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
    ** Department of Global Smart City, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea

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Correspondence to

  • Kyunghoon Kim

  • * School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea

  • E-mail: kenkim@skku.edu