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Executive Summary Due to a nearly frictionless interface, fluid flow through carbon nanotube
ICNT) cores j.., 1C"le) 10Jd faster than through nm-scale pores of conventional materials. For
membrane-ba"cd ..!l.'mical separations,tbe 1)ores must be of molecular dimensions to allow for
efficient chetl11cal 01 e1 ectrostatic interactic n:;. The enhanced fluid flow in the CNT can enable
high t1ux chemical sl.parations that dramaticaJly reduce system size and power efficiency. Manmade
rebust ~ tr'JctuT.~S ,;an be designed to ni rnic natural protein channels with both high flux
and precise chcrnil:ai selectivity. This wi~lrc:;ult in a new class of nanoscale devices that defy
entropic forces by JYJolecular ordering to selectively transport gasses and fluids. The Hinds lab
has recently c,:v~'l, jll d .1process to u:lifonnly mix SWCNT in epoxy which can be cut into thin
(-Sum) slices'»' ;;"'.:nHome technique tha is commonly used in biological microscopy. The
resulting membLlJ1e:; n,ive 2-5% SWCi'JTs :rossing epoxy matrix to form a membrane. There are
two maor fon.'; arCi.S tl) realize: 1) Ele:::tri,. 1ield induced dipole orientation; Natural protein
channels. That Invl: (rcers of magnitude better performance than any man-made system, rely on
the precise od~rlng)f
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 2/18/09 → 2/17/14 |
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