Planar biomimetic aquaporin-incorporated triblock copolymer membranes on porous alumina supports for nanofiltration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 409-410, Issue , 2012, Pages 34-43

  Duong, Phuoc H H ^a   Chung, Tai Shung ^a   Jeyaseelan, Kandiah ^b   Armugam, Arunmozhiarasi ^b   Chen, Zaichun ^a   Yang, Jing ^a   Hong, Minghui ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aquaporin Z; Biomimetic membrane; Nanofiltration; Polymer vesicles

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORINS; BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANE; COPOLYMER MEMBRANE; COVALENT INTERACTIONS; DIMETHYLSILOXANE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL END GROUPS; GOLD-COATED; LIPID VESICLES; MOLAR RATIO; PLANAR MEMBRANES; POLYMER MEMBRANE; POLYMER VESICLE; POROUS ALUMINA SUBSTRATES; POROUS ALUMINA SUPPORTS; PROTEIN ACTIVITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLID SUBSTRATES; STOPPED FLOW; TRIBLOCKS; WATER REUSE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMIMETICS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN Z; COPOLYMER; DIMETICONE; DISULFIDE; GOLD; POLY(2 METHYLOXAZOLINE); SILICON; THIOCTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMIMETICS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIPID VESICLE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NANOFILTRATION; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

EID: 84860561815     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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