Fabrication of aquaporin-based biomimetic membrane for seawater desalination

• Main Authors: Li, Ye, Qi, Saren, Tian, Miao, Widjajanti, Wentalia, Wang, Rong
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Biomimetic Membrane; Aquaporin
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150372
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study focuses on enhancing the mechanical strength of aquaporin (AQP)-based biomimetic membranes for seawater desalination. AQP incorporated vesicles were embedded into the selective layer of an optimized thin film composite (TFC) membrane. The resultant membrane, denoted as ASW, exhibited a st...