Nanofiber based triple layer hydro-philic/-phobic membrane - A solution for pore wetting in membrane distillation

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Prince, J A ^a   Rana, D ^b   Matsuura, T ^b   Ayyanar, N ^a   Shanmugasundaram, T S ^a   Singh, G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 84923279107     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep06949     Document Type: Article

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