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Title: Process for manufacture of semipermeable silicon nitride membranes

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1174616

A new class of semipermeable membranes, and techniques for their fabrication, have been developed. These membranes, formed by appropriate etching of a deposited silicon nitride layer, are robust, easily manufacturable, and compatible with a wide range of silicon micromachining techniques.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
6,660,648
Application Number:
09/678,418
OSTI ID:
1174616
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English