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Review: the characterization of electrospun nanofibrous liquid filtration membranes

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Electrospun nanofibrous membranes (ENMs) are used in a variety of applications, including sensors, tissue engineering, air filtration, energy, and reinforcement in composite materials. Recently, they have gained an interest in the field of liquid filtration. The membranes, surface, bulk, and overall architecture play an important role in the filtration properties and hence the right characterization technique needs to be established, which will pave the way for future developments in the field of filtration. In this article, we have reviewed the recent advances in ENMs for liquid separation application.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Environment and Water Industry (EWI) Development Council (Govt. of Singapore), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Ministry of Environment, Ontario, Canada.

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  1. Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Satinderpal Kaur, Subramanian Sundarrajan, Radhakrishnan Sridhar & Seeram Ramakrishna

  2. Industrial Membrane Research Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, 161 Louis Pasteur Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada

    Satinderpal Kaur, Dipak Rana, Radhakrishnan Sridhar & Takeshi Matsuura

  3. BioMers Pte. Ltd, 18 Boon Lay Way, Singapore, 609966, Singapore

    Satinderpal Kaur, Radhakrishnan Sridhar & Renuga Gopal

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Kaur, S., Sundarrajan, S., Rana, D. et al. Review: the characterization of electrospun nanofibrous liquid filtration membranes. J Mater Sci 49, 6143–6159 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8308-y

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