Crossflow (or tangential flow) filtration, in which the feed liquid passes both parallel and perpendicular to the membrane, allowing both retentate and permeate to be collected. Typical applications ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a bumper crop of home-made and commercially manufactured face masks. Almost daily, new ‘improved’ designs appear in the market, or online.

A multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists has discovered a new method for water filtration that could have implications for a variety of technologies, such as desalination plants, ...

Creating analytical tools that support the advancement of knowledge can often come about through the integration of existing information and techniques, theoretical and practical, directed toward a ...

Cities typically draw water from diverse sources, such as rivers, lakes, or reservoirs. Each source presents unique challenges, ranging from pollution concerns to industrial runoff. Pollution, both ...

A team of Johns Hopkins engineers has evaluated promising large-scale technologies to filter out a class of harmful industrial "forever chemicals" commonly found in the country's drinking water. Known ...

In nanoscale particle research, precise control and separation have long been a bottleneck in biotechnology. Researchers at ...

The world's first continuous purification method for valuable drugs has been created by scientists. This will lead to significantly reduced production costs and to cheaper pharmaceuticals that are ...

Researchers at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, are developing an alternative to nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid (Ni-NTA) to purify recombinant proteins. Because it uses common ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – During Florida’s raining hurricane season, access to clean, safe water is paramount. Whether for drinking, cooking, or ensuring peace of mind during natural disasters, having a ...