Incorporation of aquaporins into polymeric membranes for water purification

• Main Author: Shen, Wenming
• Other Authors: Hu Xiao
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Nanostructured materials; DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/65614
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Many regions of the world are facing the water shortages as urgent and major challenge. Biomimetic membrane desalination is proposed as the most promising among various technologies of water purification, using the aquaporin as robust water channel with high transport efficiency. However, the vulner...