Composite membranes with asymmetric traits have gained attention in liquid separation,
featuring gradient chemical and physical attributes that align or oppose mass transfer …

The seamless integration of emerging directional liquid transport (DLT) technology with
traditional textile materials has ushered in the next‐generation multifunctional textiles, ie …

Conventional preparation of Janus membranes with asymmetric wettability focuses on the
preparation of extreme hydrophilic side and hydrophobic side, but suffers from pore …

Initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) was used to coat two porous substrates
(hydrophilic cellulose acetate (CA) and hydrophobic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)) with a …

A novel Janus membrane was fabricated by constructing a thin hydrophobic layer with
beads-on-string structure on the surface of superhydrophilic polyacrylonitrile (PAN) …

Single-layer hydrophobic membranes are prone to fouling while subjected to a feed
containing hydrophobic contaminants. In this study, using the green solvent Dimethyl …

Water scarcity is a major concern all over the world and efforts have been made to stop this
crisis by making water drinkable. For water purification, different techniques have been used …

Grafted poly (dimethyl siloxane)(PDMS) or fluorinated chains as liquid-like films have drawn
much attention recently to render the substrate self-cleaning and lyophobic characteristics …

An antifouling Janus membrane for membrane distillation (MD) was fabricated via a facile
photoinitiated chemical vapor deposition process. The hydrophilic polymer poly (2 …

Membrane distillation is an emerging wastewater treatment technology that harnesses low-
grade heat as an energy source and exhibits potential for complete desalination …