Polysulfone/carbon nanotubes (PSF/CNTs) nanocomposite membrane was prepared via phase inversion induced by immersion precipitation technique. In addition, the surface of the CNTs were functionalized by polar carboxylic and amine groups to improve the interaction between the CNTs and the polymer matrix. For this purpose, the neat CNTs were chemically treated using sulfuric acid/ nitric acid (H2S...

Nanofiltration is increasingly gaining attention in many separation and treatment processes such as water softening, color removal and separation of medicines. Nanofiltration membranes are often negatively charged, displaying separation characteristics in the intermediate range between reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration. In this research, a novel nanofiltration membrane prepared with poly(amid...

Lipid membranes envelope live cells and mediate vital biological functions through regulated spatiotemporal dynamics. This review highlights the role of neutron scattering, among other approaches, in uncovering dynamic properties lipid membranes.

Biological membranes play an essential role in the cellular protection as well as in the control and the transport of nutrients. Many mechanisms such as molecular recognition, enzymatic catalysis, cellular adhesion and membrane fusion take place into the biological membranes. In 1972, Singer et al. provided a membrane model, called fluid mosaic model, in which each leaflet of the bilayer is for...

in this work, the interfacial interfacial polymerization (ip) technique was employed using terephthaloyl chloride (tpc) and p-phenylenediamine (ppd), as reactant monomers, to prepare poly(paraphenylene terephthalamide) thin film composite (tfc) nanofiltration on polyethersulphone (pes) support layer. the effects of six different anionic and non-ionic surfactants, in the aqueous phase on the mor...

The paper reports on the processing of chitosan N-doped reduced graphene oxide (CS/N-rGO) nanocomposite membranes prepared by a facile, dispersion-casting procedure aimed as anion exchange in fuel cells. Genipin (GEN) was used crosslinking agent to ameliorate mechanical weakens membranes, while N-rGO filler, aside its role enhancer, is expected improve ionic conductivity membranes. resulting pr...

Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a rare but serious medical condition, which classified within the blistering diseases of skin and mucous membranes. It characterized by severe generalized immune-mediated inflammatory reaction, predominantly affecting membranes, such as eyes, mouth genitalia.