2026 October - 44 articles
Membrane fouling limits the sustainable application of polymeric membranes in wastewater treatment and water reuse. Strong adsorption of biomacromolecules and microorganisms can cause irreversible fouling, reducing membrane permeability and operation...
Water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion treatment is challenging because efficient membrane separation requires simultaneous control of oil transport, water rejection, interfacial interactions, and fouling resistance. However, the coupled effects of operating pr...
Electromembrane extraction (EME) applies an electric field and a supported liquid membrane to transfer charged analytes into a small acceptor phase. For metal and metalloid analysis, the field contribution is coupled to aqueous speciation, interfacia...
Membrane separation is central to potable water production, wastewater reclamation, desalination, gas separation, and decarbonization, yet its economics remain constrained by fouling and by a gap between process data and timely operating decisions. D...
β-damascone (β-DC) has low content in nature and poor thermal stability, so conventional separation methods suffer from low separation efficiency. Pervaporation membrane separation has garnered significant interest owing to its green and en...
Microplastics (MPs) are pervasive emerging contaminants in freshwater and drinking-water systems, and conventional treatment processes may achieve insufficient removal of smaller MP fractions. Membrane filtration provides an effective barrier to MPs;...
This study evaluates the effect of the reduction degree of graphene oxide on the cyclization of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) in composite PAN/GO membranes prepared by phase inversion. All composite membranes contained the same amount of graphene-based add...
Background: Diabetic skin wounds arise from chronic hyperglycaemia, peripheral neuropathy, microvascular dysfunction, and compromised immunity. Chronic ulcers are further complicated by infection and local ischaemia–hypoxia, which collectively...
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective membrane that restricts the delivery of therapeutics into the brain. In this review, we consider a number of computational techniques that can be used to assess BBB transport and central nervo...
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face a substantial cardiovascular burden, with altered erythrocyte membrane fatty acids (FAs) representing potential markers of adverse outcomes. However, comprehensive evaluations according to varying level...
S-palmitoylation is a reversible lipid modification that can alter protein localization, stability, interactions and signaling, but detection of a modified cysteine does not establish its functional importance. Post-translational Modification-Palmoyl...
Machine learning (ML) is transforming gas-separation membrane research, yet high retrospective accuracy does not necessarily translate into experimentally viable or process-relevant materials. This review reframes the field around the evidence chain...
Forward osmosis (FO) membrane performance is commonly described through water flux Jw, reverse-solute flux Js, and the specific reverse-solute ratio RJ = Js/Jw. These observables provide a low-dimensional projection of a coupled transport system wher...
Performance and hemocompatibility are the main focus areas in the development of new hemofilters for continuous kidney replacement therapy. The novel multiFlux hemofilter features a polysulfone membrane with increased hydrophilicity to improve perfor...
Pervaporation (PV) desalination offers a viable route for high-salinity wastewater treatment, yet its broader implementation is constrained by limited membrane permeability. In this study, graphene oxide (GO)/polyamide (PA) thin-film nanocomposite (T...
As coal mining intensity increases, the concentration of fine suspended solids (<10 μm) in mine water continues to rise. These particles carry a highly negative surface charge and interact synergistically with emulsified oil, making them diffic...
Proton transport through perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membranes sets the ohmic resistance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells and is most constrained during cold start, when reduced hydration coincides with sub-ambient temperatures, yet the condi...
Membrane fouling and biological toxicity are two main bottlenecks in treating azo dye wastewater using anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs). This review examines how azo dye molecular structure affects AnMBR performance and membrane fouling. It di...
Transport membrane condenser with ceramic membrane has been proven to be effective in recovering water from industrial flue gas. A concentrated pore size distribution of the ceramic membrane assures high recovery performance and water quality. In thi...
The development of novel hemodialysis membranes aims not only to enhance dialysis efficiency but also to improve hemocompatibility, an important determinant of treatment safety and tolerability. This narrative review provides a comprehensive overview...
Access to safe water at pastoral watering points constrains livestock productivity across Kazakhstan’s extensive pasturelands, many of which remain underused because of inadequate water infrastructure. This review presents a decision framework...
Plasmid DNA (pDNA) is a key raw material for advanced therapeutic modalities, including gene therapy, mRNA production, and DNA vaccination, requiring efficient and scalable downstream processing strategies. Increasing demand places stringent requirem...
Feed spacers can promote membrane-side transport in flat-sheet ultrafiltration channels, but the accompanying hydraulic resistance increases pumping demand. This study combined pure-water pressure-drop measurements with transient three-dimensional AN...
Reverse osmosis (RO) digital twins require predictive models whose accuracy remains credible as plant operating conditions change. We evaluated the readiness of predictive models for a full-scale, two-stage RO plant using operational spreadsheets and...
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-enclosed nanoparticles involved in intercellular communication and numerous physiological and pathological processes. Their molecular cargo reflects the state of the cell of origin, making EVs promising sourc...
The cathode catalyst layer (CL) is a key component governing the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), yet the trade-off between oxygen transport and electrochemical activity in conventional uniform CLs remains a critical limit...
Membrane fouling limits pressure-driven filtration by increasing hydraulic resistance and cleaning demand. Here, an external lead zirconate titanate actuator (PZT) was coupled to a passive polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) microfiltration membrane to ex...
The rapid growth of lithium-ion battery (LIB) manufacturing has increased the generation of wastewater containing lithium and transition metals, creating a need for selective recovery processes with minimal chemical use. This study evaluated membrane...
We characterized the structural determinants of phospholamban (PLB) and sarcolipin (SLN) self-assembly, using experimental and computational assays. PLB and SLN are transmembrane peptides that regulate contractility via phosphorylation-dependent regu...
The Zhizhu Decoction (ZZD), as a classic traditional Chinese medicine prescription, has long served as an effective treatment for obesity. However, rapid analysis of its putative bioactive components and their mechanisms of action remains a challengi...
Scaled-down ultrafiltration systems are frequently needed at various stages of protein biologics product and process development. In this paper, an economical and easy-to-use scaled-down tangential flow filtration (TFF) system that is suitable for co...
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are a major driver of global climate change, creating an urgent need for efficient carbon capture technologies. Gas–liquid membrane contactors (GLMCs) offer high interfacial area and operational flexibility, but m...
Nanoconfined water and ion transport determines permeability and selectivity in membrane nanochannels, yet the relevant mechanisms are dispersed across material systems, molecular simulations, and theoretical studies, hindering systematic mechanism-o...
High clean-water throughput does not necessarily translate into rapid fermentation-broth filtration. We hypothesized that a macroporous upstream layer combined with an asymmetric polyethersulfone (PES) membrane could unite rapid filtration at low bro...
Ultrafiltration membranes are widely used in wastewater reuse systems, but membrane fouling caused by effluent organic matter (EfOM) remains a major limitation. In this study, electrocatalytic oxidation (EO) was applied as a pretreatment strategy to...
Hydrophobic gas-permeable polyethylene films with balanced water vapor resistance and gas transport properties are desirable for membrane applications; however, achieving an effective balance between moisture barrier performance and gas permeability...
Multifunctional histamine H3 receptor (H3R) ligands with cholinesterase inhibitory activity are being explored as potential Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics, but their interactions with biological membranes and associated ADME properties requir...
Single-layer membranes, despite their ease of fabrication and performance, often face material characteristic limitations that are employed for membrane fabrication, such as polymer fouling propensity and low mechanical strength. To mitigate such mat...
Even though vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) for low-temperature desalination is an innovative technology, industrial applications remain limited by the concentration and thermal polarization, and conventional passive spacers mitigate these issues...
We investigate the dynamics of two-dimensional multicomponent vesicles in confined Poiseuille flow, focusing on the interplay among membrane composition, mechanical heterogeneity, and hydrodynamic confinement. The membrane composition is described by...
Low-volume dialysate recirculation couples the primary dialysis membrane to the regeneration circuit in wearable and miniaturized artificial kidneys. This narrative review examines membranes as blood–dialysate barriers, fractionation devices, a...
Agricultural drainage water is a saline return flow whose reuse is constrained in intensively cultivated basins such as the Harran Plain in southeastern Türkiye. This exploratory, descriptive bench study examined microfiltration (MF) pretreatmen...
Using membranes with recombination catalyst layers in PEM water electrolyzers effectively reduces the formation of explosive gas mixtures. Slot die coating is an established method for producing such functional layer systems. This work demonstrates t...
Plantago asiatica L. (P. asiatica) is traditionally used to treat diarrhoea in veterinary medicine, but its molecular basis remains unclear. In rodent models, the water extract and active fractions reduced intestinal fluid accumulation without signif...
