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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2024
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Georges Belfort, North Falmouth, MA (US);
Joel L. Plawsky, Albany, NY (US);
Corey Christopher Woodcock, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Mirco Sorci, Troy, NY (US);
Dustin J. Andersen, Seaford, DE (US);
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of assessing a membrane includes calculating fluid dynamic characteristics of at least one of a membrane and a material to be passed through the membrane, the membrane includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of teardrop structures arranged in the plurality of rows, the material includes particles; obtaining characteristic of at least one force acting on the particles of the material to be passed through the membrane due to the interaction between the particles and the membrane, the at least one force being an intermolecular force; and combining the calculated fluid dynamic characteristic and the obtained characteristics to assess the flow of the material through the membrane. In some embodiments, the teardrop structures in each row are arranged at substantially the same angle with respect to an anticipated direction of flow through the membrane.