Biomimetic Membranes for Sensor and Separation Applications 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Hélix-Nielsen, Claus (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9400721838 ISBN-13: 9789400721838 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biochemistry - Science | Life Sciences - Biophysics - Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general) |
Dewey: 571.4 |
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.20 lbs) 292 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book addresses the possibilities and challenges in mimicking biological membranes and creating membrane-based sensor and separation devices. Recent advances in developing biomimetic membranes for technological applications will be presented with focus on the use of integral membrane protein mediated transport for sensing and separation. It describes the fundamentals of biosensing as well as separation and shows how the two processes are working in a cooperative manner in biological systems. Biomimetics is a truly cross-disciplinary approach and this is exemplified using the process of forward osmosis will be presented as an illustration of how advances in membrane technology may be directly stimulated by an increased understanding of biological membrane transport. In the development of a biomimetic sensor/separation technology, both channels (ion and water channels) and carriers (transporters) are important. An ideal sensor/separation device requires the supporting biomimetic matrix to be virtually impermeable to anything but the solute in question. In practice, however, a biomimetic support matrix will generally have finite permeabilities to water, electrolytes, and non-electrolytes. These non-protein mediated membrane transport contributions will be presented and the implications for biomimetic device construction will be discussed. New developments in our understanding of the reciprocal coupling between the material properties of the biomimetic matrix and the embedded proteins will be presented and strategies for inducing biomimetic matrix stability will be discussed. |