Scientists have known for years that membranes can do things such as act as a filter for saltwater. When salty ocean water is moved through a membrane, clean water comes out the other side that can be ...

The water in Sydney Harbor–which is salty and polluted by sewage, toxic chemicals, and microplastics–isn’t drinkable. But researchers in Australia recently tested a new type of water filter that ...

Throughout her career, Ayse Asatekin, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering at Tufts University, has sought to use filters to prevent illness and protect the environment. One ...

THE molecular filter membrane, which is especially useful in sanitary bacteriology and related fields, has recently been shown to be very valuable in the cultivation and identification of fungi 1. The ...

The antimicrobial triclosan is widely used in personal hygiene products, textiles and plastics, but when it enters the environment via wastewater, it poses a significant threat to aquatic organisms.

The fouling of hollow fiber filter membranes used in perfusion cell cultures is one of many hurdles in the transition toward continuous manufacturing. Fouling clogs membranes, increase the ...

WATER MAY BE UBIQUITOUS, but salt, brackishness, dirt, and pollution can render it unfit to drink. Bacteria such as Escherichia coli, parasites such as cryptosporidium, and other infectious agents ...