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Aquaporin-Incorporated Biomimetic Membranes

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Aquaporin, a transmembrane protein, has attracted attention globally since its serendipitous discovery by Peter Agre in 1992 (Agre 2006). Its facilitation in rapid and selective water transport has inspired many scientists to utilize this unique function for water treatment applications (Kaufman et al. 2010; Wang et al. 2012). Much effort has been devoted to build and overcome the challenges faced in fabricating the synthetic biomimetic membrane housing the water channel (Kumar et al. 2012). It is envisioned that this technology will bring about higher efficiency for desalination (Kaufman and Freger 2011) and hence lower cost.

Membrane Preparation Methods

Aquaporin-incorporated membranes can be prepared via the (1) Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) and Langmuir-Schaefer (LS) monolayer transfer techniques, (2) vesicle rupture of aquaporin-incorporated materials onto a porous support, or (3) autopainting membrane (APM) method.

LB and LS monolayer transfer (Sun et al. 2012): The first monolayer of...

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  1. National University of Singapore, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, 119077, Singapore, Singapore

    Chung Tai-Shung Neal

  2. Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, jMedtech Pte Ltd, 63 Hillview avenue, Lam Soon Industrial Building, #10-01, 669569, Singapore, Singapore

    Honglei Wang

  3. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Aquaporin Asia Pte. Ltd, 1 CleanTech Loop. #03-05 CleanTech One, Singapore, Singapore

    Guofei Sun

  4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), 61 Science Park Road, 23955-6900, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

    Hoang Hanh Phuoc Duong

  5. Functionalized Materials and Nanostructures/Global Research Center Singapore (GMM/F), BASF South East Asia Pte Ltd., 61 Science Park Road, 117525, Singapore, Singapore

    Pei Shan Zhong

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Tai-Shung Neal, C., Wang, H., Sun, G., Duong, H.H.P., Zhong, P. (2014). Aquaporin-Incorporated Biomimetic Membranes. In: Drioli, E., Giorno, L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Membranes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40872-4_812-3

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