Sharkskin-mimetic desalination membranes with ultralow biofouling

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Vol. 6; no. 45; pp. 23034 - 23045
• Main Authors: Choi, Wansuk, Lee, Changhoon, Lee, Dahye, Won, Young June, Lee, Gi Wook, Shin, Min Gyu, Chun, Byoungjin, Kim, Taek-Seung, Park, Hee-Deung, Jung, Hyun Wook, Lee, Jong Suk, Lee, Jung-Hyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2018
• Subjects: Antifouling substances; Aquatic environment; Biofilms; Biofouling; Computational fluid dynamics; Computer applications; Computer simulation; Desalination; Fluid dynamics; Geometry; Hydrodynamics; Inflow; Local flow; Membranes; Orange peel; Outflow; Phase separation; Polymerization; Secondary flow; Structural analysis; Surface flow; Sustainable development

Biofouling is a pervasive problem for any materials that are exposed to aquatic environments. Especially, it is a dire problem for the desalination membranes used to sustainably supply clean water, necessitating development of the methods to mitigate membrane biofouling. We present a topological mod...