Design and function of biomimetic multilayer water purification membranes

• Published in: Science advances Vol. 3; no. 4; p. e1601939
• Main Authors: Ling, Shengjie, Qin, Zhao, Huang, Wenwen, Cao, Sufeng, Kaplan, David L., Buehler, Markus J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 01.04.2017
• Subjects: Applied Sciences and Engineering; SciAdv r-articles; Engineering; filtration; multilayer; environmental; hierarchical materials; biomimetic; nanotechnology; bioinspired; water; food

A nacre-like multilayer filtration membrane is developed by integration of computational simulation and experimental fabrication. Multilayer architectures in water purification membranes enable increased water throughput, high filter efficiency, and high molecular loading capacity. However, the prep...