nanomembranes – TechConnect Briefs

Biocompatible Nanomembranes based on PEGylation of Cross-Linked Self-Assembled Monolayers

Meyerbroeker N., Eck W., Zharnikov M., University of Heidelberg, DE

We present a novel ultrathin and biocompatible membrane based on highly cross-linked and subsequently PEGylated self- assembled monolayers. These layers can be removed from their substrates and freely suspended over TEM grids. Possible applications of [...]

Permeability and protein separations: functional studies of porous nanocrystalline silicon membranes

Snyder J., Kavalenka M., Fang D., Striemer C., Fauchet P., McGrath J., University of Rochester, US

We have developed an ultrathin (15nm) freestanding nanoporous silicon based membrane [1]. This new material, termed porous nanocrystalline silicon (pnc-Si), is fabricated using standard photolithography techniques. Pore sizes can be tuned in a thermodynamically driven [...]