A focused ultrasonic sensor for in situ detection of protein fouling on tubular ultrafiltration membranes

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 182-191

  Li, Jian Xin ^a   Sanderson, R D ^b   Chai, G Y ^b,c  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Central Research Institute of China Chemical Science and Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Bovine serum albumin; Protein fouling; Tubular membranes; Ultrafiltration; Ultrasonic time domain reflectometry

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN FOULING; TUBULAR MEMBRANES; ULTRASONIC TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (UTDR);

LIQUID MEMBRANES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PROTEINS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRASONICS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 33244478523     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2005.04.041     Document Type: Article

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