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Review: the characterization of electrospun nanofibrous liquid filtration membranes

Authors: Satinderpal Kaur, Subramanian Sundarrajan, Dipak Rana, Radhakrishnan Sridhar, Renuga Gopal, Takeshi Matsuura, Seeram Ramakrishna

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 18/2014

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Electrospun nanofibrous membranes (ENMs) are used in a variety of applications, including sensors, tissue engineering, air filtration, energy, and reinforcement in composite materials. Recently, they have gained an interest in the field of liquid filtration. The membranes, surface, bulk, and overall architecture play an important role in the filtration properties and hence the right characterization technique needs to be established, which will pave the way for future developments in the field of filtration. In this article, we have reviewed the recent advances in ENMs for liquid separation application.

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Title: Review: the characterization of electrospun nanofibrous liquid filtration membranes
Authors: Satinderpal Kaur
Subramanian Sundarrajan
Dipak Rana
Radhakrishnan Sridhar
Renuga Gopal
Takeshi Matsuura
Seeram Ramakrishna
Publication date: 01-09-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Science / Issue 18/2014
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8308-y

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