A membrane, comprising: a porous base membrane, wherein the porous base membrane is hydrophobic; and a hydrophilic coating bonded to the porous base membrane, wherein the hydrophilic coating is prepared by: a hydrophilic additive, wherein the hydrophilic additive comprises at least one acrylate, diacrylate, triacrylate, multiacrylate, acrylamide, vinyl ketone, styrenic, vinyl ether, vinyl- or allyl- containing moiety, and/or benzyl and tertiary-carbon (CHR 3), or combinations of these; and a hydrophilic polymer having an average molecular weight of greater than 2500 Daltons and is derivatized with an electron beam reactive group, wherein the hydrophilic polymer comprises a polyvinyl alcohol polymer, polyvinyl amine polymer (PVAm), and/or polyvinyl alcohol-polyvinyl amine copolymer (PVA-PVAm), wherein the electron beam reactive group is configured to permanently bond the hydrophilic coating to the porous base membrane upon exposure to electron beam irradiation, and wherein the electron beam reactive group comprises methacrylates, acrylates, and/or acrylamides; and by irradiating the hydrophilic coating with an electron beam source. a porous base membrane, wherein the porous base membrane is hydrophobic; and a hydrophilic coating bonded to the porous base membrane, wherein the hydrophilic coating is prepared by: a hydrophilic additive, wherein the hydrophilic additive comprises at least one acrylate, diacrylate, triacrylate, multiacrylate, acrylamide, vinyl ketone, styrenic, vinyl ether, vinyl- or allyl- containing moiety, and/or benzyl and tertiary-carbon (CHR 3), or combinations of these; and a hydrophilic polymer having an average molecular weight of greater than 2500 Daltons and is derivatized with an electron beam reactive group, wherein the hydrophilic polymer comprises a polyvinyl alcohol polymer, polyvinyl amine polymer (PVAm), and/or polyvinyl alcohol-polyvinyl amine copolymer (PVA-PVAm), wherein the electron beam reactive group is configured to permanently bond the hydrophilic coating to the porous base membrane upon exposure to electron beam irradiation, and wherein the electron beam reactive group comprises methacrylates, acrylates, and/or acrylamides; and by irradiating the hydrophilic coating with an electron beam source. a hydrophilic additive, wherein the hydrophilic additive comprises at least one acrylate, diacrylate, triacrylate, multiacrylate, acrylamide, vinyl ketone, styrenic, vinyl ether, vinyl- or allyl- containing moiety, and/or benzyl and tertiary-carbon (CHR 3), or combinations of these; and a hydrophilic polymer having an average molecular weight of greater than 2500 Daltons and is derivatized with an electron beam reactive group, wherein the hydrophilic polymer comprises a polyvinyl alcohol polymer, polyvinyl amine polymer (PVAm), and/or polyvinyl alcohol-polyvinyl amine copolymer (PVA-PVAm), wherein the electron beam reactive group is configured to permanently bond the hydrophilic coating to the porous base membrane upon exposure to electron beam irradiation, and wherein the electron beam reactive group comprises methacrylates, acrylates, and/or acrylamides; and by irradiating the hydrophilic coating with an electron beam source.