Self-organized liquid-crystalline nanostructured membranes for water treatment: selective permeation of ions.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
A membrane with ordered 3D ionic nanochannels constructed by in situ photopolymerization of a thermotropic liquid-crystalline monomer shows high filtration performance and ion selectivity. The nanostructured membrane exhibits water-treatment performance superior to that of an amorphous membrane prepared from the isotropic melt of the monomer. Self-organized nanostructured membranes have great potential for supplying high-quality water.
Medical subject headings
- Ions
- Liquid Crystals
- Membranes, Artificial
- Nanostructures