Intelligent membranes: Dream or reality?

Membranes

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 151-154

  Gugliuzza, Annarosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actuators; Biomimetic interfaces; Electronic textiles; Responsive membranes; Self cleaning; Self healing; Sensors; Separation; Smart gels; Transport; Wetting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880583983     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/membranes3030151     Document Type: Editorial

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