“…For the first time in membrane science, this novel study represents the relation of surface roughness of nonporous polymeric membranes with their gas separation and mechanical properties in terms of surface free energy. The most widely used polymeric membranes are made based on commercially available polyimide, polyurethane, , cellulose acetate or triacetate, , polyamide, Pebax 1657, , poly(vinyl alcohol), polysulfone, poly(vinylidene fluoride), polyacetylene, and several other polymers . From this variety of polymers, three ones differing in chain rigidity were selected, namely, polysulfone (PSU), cellulose triacetate (CTA), and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA).…”