For example, block copolymers (BCPs) and small-molecule liquid crystals (LCs) can self-assemble into a series of mesophase forms with periodic nanoscale domains to contain thermodynamically defined ...

Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN), a pressure-driven membrane technology, uses solvent-resistant nanofiltration. The technology is gaining recognition as it is economically viable and has proven to ...

(Nanowerk News) Water contamination by the chemicals used in today’s technology is a rapidly growing problem globally. A recent study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control found that 98 percent of ...

Vijay Sarathi, a lead analyst for food and beverage research within Technavio has outlined the definition of lactose intolerance as the “inability of the body to digest significant amounts of lactose ...

Recently, a research group led by Prof. WAN Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a stable graphene oxide nanofiltration membrane with ...

A research group led by Prof. WAN Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel catalytic template assisted interfacial polymerization ...

A research team led by Professor Wan Yinhua from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) has developed a zone-regulated interfacial polymerization technique to create ...

Access to safe, clean water varies across the globe. Vital to life, this is a problem scientists are trying to fix. Researchers have been turning to smart materials for a solution, engineered ...

A simple, sturdy graphene-based hybrid desalination membrane can provide clean water for agriculture and possibly human consumption. An international team of researchers, including scientists from ...

A comprehensive review of scientific literature has identified nanofiltration (NF) membrane technologies as the most effective method for removing pharmaceutical contaminants from water sources, ...