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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2018
University of Maryland, College Park, MD (US);
Liangbing Hu, Hyattsville, MD (US);
Fengjuan Chen, Hyattsville, MD (US);
Amy Gong, Hyattsville, MD (US);
University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for treating a membrane are described. The method includes causing a nanomaterial to contact at least a portion of a wall of at least on channel extending through a membrane, and causing the nanomaterial to adhere to the portion of the wall of the at least one channel. A fluid filtration system is also described. The filtration system includes a housing and a filter membrane. The housing may have a reservoir and a filter compartment. The filter membrane may have a channel extending therethrough. The channel may have a plurality of micropores along a wall thereof. The filter compartment may be configured to receive the filter membrane therein, the filter membrane configured to guide fluid thereacross to remove substances from the fluid or to modify substances in the fluid.