Intellectual Property Law

US Patent 8231013 - Fluid separation membrane with nanoparticle filler

Growth in industrialization has led to a increased demands on freshwater supplies and an increased interest in wastewater recycling. This patent from the Research Foundation of the State University of New York teaches a way to use nanomaterials to form a water filtration system having a high permeation rate and a reduced fouling rate compared to filtration systems currently available. Claim 1 reads:

1. An article comprising:

a fibrous support comprising nanofibers, the fibrous support having a thickness from 5 ?m to about 50 ?m; and

an interfacially polymerized polymer layer disposed on a surface of the fibrous support,

wherein the interfacially polymerized polymer layer further comprises at least one hydrophilic or hydrophobic nanoparticulate filler.

Full post as published by TinytechIP on August 02, 2012 (boomark / email).