Synthetic Polymer Membranes

Synthetic polymeric membranes show competitive performance in separation industry and are economical too (Fig. 3) . Several books representing extensive research on structure and characterization of synthetic polymeric membranes are published . These membranes are very helpful in transport of gases . They have also been used in space commercialization programmes to detect convection currents via space shuttle .

Meanwhile they have been very recently, by self-assembly process. , hybrid membranes with new properties and functionality by insertion of membrane proteins and biopores in synthetic polymeric membranes have been studied. They behave as great biological mimics .

Luk et al., studied dynamic this Interfacial interactions between natural RBC membranes and synthetic polymeric nanoparticles thereby concluding that this membrane-particle assembly enhance the particles' colloidal stability and provide valuable information toward future development and characterization of cellular membrane-cloaked nanodevices.

Wang et al., published a review on biodegradable polymer membranes applied in guided bone/tissue regeneration, their clinical applications, as well as their main challenges still which we are facing.

I n this year itself a robust and recyclable heterogeneous catalyst, the palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) were formed by spontaneous reduction of Pd2+ ions with hydrazine covalently attached via glycidyl units to the pore wall of poly(propylene) membrane. These synthetic polymeric membranes were able to mimic the egg shell membrane in catalytic reduction of Uranyl (VI) ions .