Print your membrane: Rapid prototyping of complex 3D-PDMS membranes via a sacrificial resist

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 478, Issue , 2015, Pages 12-18

  Femmer, Tim ^a   Kuehne, Alexander J C ^a   Torres Rendon, José ^a   Walther, Andreas ^a   Wessling, Matthias ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive manufacturing; Gas liquid contacting; Minimal surfaces; Rapid prototyping; Three dimensional membrane

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROCHANNELS; OXYGENATION; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SILICONES;

ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; GAS-LIQUID CONTACTING; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; LAB-ON-A-CHIP DEVICES; MEMBRANE FABRICATION; MINIMAL SURFACES; PERIODIC MINIMAL SURFACES;

MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIMETICONE; SILICON; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS; GENERAL DEVICE; GEOMETRY; LAB ON A CHIP; LIQUID; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPOR;

EID: 84921283100     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.12.040     Document Type: Article

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