Smart Membrane Surfaces: Wettability Amplification and Self‐Healing

Abstract

Th is chapter is dedicated to deal with membrane surface sensitivity as a powerful tool to direct events such as fouling mitigation, self-cleaning, liquid fl ows and self-repairing. Wettability and self-healing concepts are discussed through the chapter with emphasis on the attractive opportunity to combine diff erent strategies for switching and adjusting morphology and chemistry of the surfaces depending on desired target. Membrane ability to cause in situ-cleaning, liquid diff usion, selfrestoring and auto-recovery is argued in relation to self-adjustment, adaptability and actuation mechanisms.

Electro-Conductive Membranes for Permeation Enhancement and Fouling Mitigation: A Short Review

“…CNTs are frequently used as additives in view of improving membrane performance [ 73 , 117 ]. In particular, electrically conductive membranes obtained by CNT entrapment in a crosslinked network have been demonstrated to mitigate several forms of fouling through the application of electrical potentials [ 118 , 119 , 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 ].…”