An experimental and theoretical analysis of molecular separations by diffusion through ultrathin nanoporous membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 369, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 119-129

  Snyder, J L ^a   Clark, A ^b   Fang, D Z ^b   Gaborski, T R ^c   Striemer, C C ^b,c   Fauchet, P M ^b   McGrath, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Rochester   (United States)

^c SiMPore Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Modeling; Nanoporous membrane; Porous nanocrystalline silicon; Separation

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; CHAMBER SIZE; DIFFUSION TIME; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; HIGHER RESOLUTION; MODELING; MOLECULAR SEPARATION; NANOCRYSTALLINES; NANOPOROUS MEMBRANE; PORE CHARACTERISTICS; PORE DIAMETERS; PORE DISTRIBUTION; PORE WALL; SMALL MOLECULES; THEORETICAL RESULT; THIN MEMBRANE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROGRAPH; ULTRA-THIN; ULTRA-THIN MEMBRANES;

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIALYSIS; DIFFUSION; MOLECULES; NANOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; POROUS SILICON; MODELS; POROSITY; SEPARATION;

MEMBRANES;

SILICON; ALBUMIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE B; MYOSIN; OVALBUMIN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR SIZE; NANOPOROUS MEMBRANE; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; THEORETICAL MODEL; CONDUCTANCE; DIALYSATE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STEADY STATE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRATHIN NANOPOROUS MEMBRANE;

EID: 79251627041     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.11.056     Document Type: Article

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