Progress and Potential Applications in Biomimetic and Bioinspired Membranes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 487
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomimetic and bioinspired membranes; 2D materials and polymers; block copolymers; membrane proteins; nanopore transport; aqueous and vapor separations; ion selectivity and desalination; sustainability and water–energy nexus
Interests: bioinspired materials for highly selective separations; lithium recovery; macrocyclic sorbents for contaminants removal; membrane separation; nanofiltration and reverse osmosis; rare earth element and precious metal recovery
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Dear Colleagues,
We would like to extend our invitation to you to submit your research findings and perspectives on “Progress and Potential Applications in Biomimetic and Bioinspired Membranes” to be included in this Special Issue of Membranes.
Biomimetic and bioinspired membranes (BBMs) are synthetic membranes that mimic biological transport mechanisms and functions. They either incorporate biological protein/artificial selective channels or are modified with biological responsive molecules. BBMs possessing precise pore-forming structures (i.e., pore size, shape, and functional groups) or molecules endowed with bioinspired functionality provide a promising platform to achieve highly selective separations or show response to the environment, such as in sensing and antifouling. Nevertheless, incorporating protein channels or synthetic/bioinspired porous frameworks-based membranes or other bioinspired concepts into current membrane manufacturing technology for separations and other applications remains a challenge, including designing bioinspired selective pores, developing scalable fabrication strategies, and ensuring chemical/mechanical stability.
The scope of this Special Issue is to discuss the state-of-the-art research on the design, fabrication, characterization, processing, and applications of BBMs for developing energy-efficient separations and sustainable technologies. We welcome original research articles, perspectives, and reviews on this topic. The scope of research areas may include, but is not limited to, biomimetic membrane fabrication methods, bioinspired porous materials, precise separations, and selectivity for innovative applications (such as antifouling, sensing devices, catalyst separations, gas or aqueous separations, bioprocessing, ion selectivity, and rare earth element removal/recovery).
We cordially invite you to submit your recent progress to this Special Issue and eagerly await your contributions.
Dr. Yu-Ming Tu
Dr. Yuexiao Shen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomimetic membranes
- bioinspired materials
- biocompatible polymers
- bioinspired porous frameworks
- antifouling
- energy-efficient separations
- gas separations
- ion selectivity
- sustainability
- sensing devices
- water treatment
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