2025 June - 31 articles
TRPA1 (Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin 1), a cation channel predominantly expressed in sensory neurons, plays a critical role in detecting noxious stimuli and mediating pain signal transmission. As a key player in nociceptive signaling pathways,...
Electrochemical separations use an ionic current to drive the flow of ions across an ion exchange membrane to produce dilute and concentrated streams. The economics of these systems is challenging because passing an ionic current through a dilute sol...
Temperature polarization is a critical factor influencing the performance of membrane distillation. The presence of temperature polarization causes the temperature of the fluid near the membrane surface to be different from that in the bulk region, r...
Polyamide membranes, such as nanofiltration (NF) membranes, are widely used for water purification. However, the mechanisms of solute transport and solute rejection due to solute charge interactions with the membrane remain unclear at the molecular l...
The growing presence of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in water sources is a major health concern. Successful removal of OMPs from water sources and ensuring the cleanliness of drinking water has become an important topic in recent years. In this stu...
Cell membranes contain a variety of biomolecules, especially various kinds of lipids and proteins, which constantly change with fluidity and environmental stimuli. Though Helfrich curvature elastic energy has successfully explained many phenomena for...
Poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) (ABS) is a common polymer used in toys, automobile parts, and membranes. Membranes fabricated with this copolymer commonly employ toxic solvents and have a dense architecture, which may not work in all applicatio...
Peptides designed to interfere with specific steps of viral infection mechanisms have shown promising antiviral potential. In this study, we investigated the ability of a synthetic peptide (peptide 303), derived from the fusion protein sequence of th...
Nanofiltration (NF) technology has extensive application in the treatment of wastewater generated in the dyeing industry. However, NF membranes often encounter fouling issues during the operation process. In this work, the superhydrophilic and self-c...
Organic framework membranes (OFMs) have emerged as transformative materials for separation technologies due to their tunable porosity, structural diversity, and stability, yet their design and optimization face challenges in navigating vast chemical...
In this study, membranes of collagen–chitosan (C-Ch) in combination with conductive polymers (CPs) such as polyaniline (Pani) and polypyrrole (Ppy) were obtained by electrospinning using non-toxic solvents such as PBS and ethanol. The change in...
Recovering oil and water from palm oil mill effluent reduces environmental pollution and promotes sustainable practices. An effective method to achieve this is ultrafiltration (UF), which uses semi-permeable membranes to separate oil, solids, and oth...
Polyethersulfone (PES) has been widely used to fabricate hollow-fiber ultrafiltration membranes due to its good oxidative, thermal, and hydrolytic stability. Typical PES hollow-fiber membranes with a single bore have limited strength and may break un...
Long-term ECMOs are expected to be put into practical use in order to prepare for the next emerging severe infectious diseases after the novel coronavirus pandemic in 2019–2023. While polypropylene (PP) and polymethylpentene (PMP) are currently...
Cholesterol plays an essential role in biological membranes and is crucial for maintaining their stability and functionality. In addition to biological membranes, cholesterol is also used in various synthetic lipid-based structures such as liposomes,...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), used since the 1940s, are persistent and carcinogenic pollutants. Water is a major exposure route; effective removal is essential. While nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) are effective but costl...
Forward osmosis (FO) is a membrane separation process driven by the osmotic pressure difference between a high-salinity draw solution (DS) and a low-salinity feed solution (FS). This pressure-free dewatering method is highly energy efficient, making...
Membrane filtration, including reverse osmosis filtration, is widely applied in water treatment worldwide, offering solutions to a broad range of separation challenges. However, due to the porous structure of membranes, they are prone to fouling, whi...
Recycling extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) from excess sludge in wastewater treatment plants has garnered significant research attention. Membrane separation offers a promising approach for EPS concentration; however, membrane fouling remain...
End-stage renal disease occurs when there is permanent loss of the kidney’s ability to filter toxins from the blood. Due to the limited number of transplants, dialysis is currently the most common treatment, but it significantly limits a patien...
Perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membranes have found broad-ranging applications, owing to their high ionic conductivity and excellent chemical stability. However, membranes with higher mechanical strength, lower area-specific resistance, reduced swelli...
With the increasing demand for safe, high-quality, and sustainable food, nanomembranes have attracted significant interest as innovative solutions in food processing. They are extremely thin structures created from special materials that allow for th...
This study investigates membrane fouling control in a submerged anaerobic ceramic membrane bioreactor (AnCMBR) treating high-strength food wastewater (chemical oxygen demand (COD): 10–30 g/L). A hybrid strategy combining mechanical cleaning via...
Access to clean water remains a critical global challenge, exacerbated by population growth, industrial activity, and climate change. In response, this study presents the development and characterization of thermo-responsive and salt-adaptive ultrafi...
Nymphaeol A (NYA) is a tetrahydroxyflavanone anchored to a hydrophobic geranyl group, isolated from different sources and a component of propolis, a complex mixture produced by honeybees and used since ancient times as a healthy drug. This complex ex...
Energy-efficient and cost-effective water desalination systems can significantly replenish freshwater reserves without further stressing limited energy resources. Currently, the majority of the desalination systems are operated by non-renewable energ...
Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), is one of the key bilayer membranes of the phosphatidylcholine (PC) family which constitutes 40–50% of total cellular phospholipids in mammal cells. We investigate the behavior of an initially planar DPPC...
Wood-based membranes have garnered increasing attention due to their structural advantages and durability in the efficient treatment of oily kitchen wastewater. However, conventional fabrication methods often rely on toxic chemicals or synthetic proc...
As a surface-located molecule in biological membranes, cholesterol sulphate (CholS) plays a major role in membrane-driven cell–cell processes and events including platelet-cell adhesion, T-cell receptor signalling, sperm–egg interaction,...
Adding nanomaterials to polymer membranes can improve certain properties, such as the photocatalytic degradation of contaminants and antibacterial qualities. However, the interaction between nanomaterials and polymers is often limited by the presence...
This study explores the application and robustness of an adaptive optimal control (AOC) strategy to optimize the operation of membrane filtration systems. The proposed control is based on a constant flux model where fouling is primarily due to cake l...
