Filtration of natural and colloidal matter is an essential process in today's water treatment processes. The colloidal matter is retained with the help of micro- and nanoporous synthetic membranes. Colloids are retained in a "cake layer"--often coined fouling layer. Membrane fouling is the most substantial problem in membrane filtration: colloidal and natural matter build-up leads to an increas...

Thermally stable nanoporous organosilicate thin films were realized by the microphase separation of pore-generating polymers mixed with an organosilicate matrix to be antireflective coatings (ARCs), for which a thin film with a refractive index (n) of 1.23 for zero reflection is required. The refractive index of such nanoporous organosilicate films can be tuned from 1.39 down to 1.23 by incorpo...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with severe loss in thinking, learning, and memory functions of the brain. To date, no specific treatment has been proven to cure AD, early diagnosis being vital for mitigating symptoms. A common pathological change found AD-affected brains accumulation protein named amyloid-? (A?) into plaques. In this work, we developed micro...

A pneumatic soft robot can be made autonomous by carrying a liquid chemical fuel. In the existing design, to transmit fuel, pressure of fuel tank must exceed that actuator. Consequently, sufficiently stiff, which hardens robot. Herein, inspired pit membranes in trees, pump is developed, consisting nanoporous membrane between and actuator, coated with catalyst on side The migrates across and, me...