Magnetic nanotube composite membranes
The invention provides a membrane comprising tubes extending through a polymer, wherein substantially all of the tubes are parallel with each other. Also provided is a method for producing a membrane, the method comprising: placing tubes on a substrate, subjecting the tubes to a magnetic field for a time and at a magnetic field strength to cause the tubes to align parallel with each other while simultaneously causing depending ends of the tubes to embed within the substrate; applying polymer to the tubes and substrate in an amount to affix the tubes relative to each other and relative to the substrate, and applying an etchant that cleaves a specific type of the bonds within the polymer to unblock the upstream ends of the nanotubes.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Assignee:
- UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Number(s):
- 10,022,676
- Application Number:
- 15/000,801
- OSTI ID:
- 1467417
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2016 Jan 19
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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