Electrospun nanofibrous membranes for high flux microfiltration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 392-393, Issue , 2012, Pages 167-174

  Wang, Ran ^a   Liu, Yang ^a   Li, Brandon ^a,b   Hsiao, Benjamin S ^a   Chu, Benjamin ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria removal; Electrospinning; Microfiltration; Porometry

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE FIBER DIAMETERS; BACTERIA REMOVAL; DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTROSPUNS; FIBER DIAMETERS; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; HIGH FLUX; LAYER THICKNESS; MEAN PORE SIZE; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; MF MEMBRANE; MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE; NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANES; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POROMETRY; REJECTION RATIOS; STRONG CORRELATION;

BACTERIA; ELECTROSPINNING; MEMBRANES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOFIBERS; POLYACRYLONITRILES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; PORE SIZE; WATER FILTRATION;

MICROFILTRATION;

MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; POLYACRYLONITRILE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPINNING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE; MICROFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 84856100377     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.12.019     Document Type: Article

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