Janus membranes: creating asymmetry for energy efficiency
Membranes are recognized as a key component in many environment and energy‐related
applications, but conventional membranes are challenged to satisfy the growing demand for …
applications, but conventional membranes are challenged to satisfy the growing demand for …
Asymmetric surface engineering for Janus membranes
HN Li, J Yang, ZK Xu - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Janus membranes show great promise toward various applications and are undergoing a
fast‐paced development in materials science. The asymmetric surface engineering on …
fast‐paced development in materials science. The asymmetric surface engineering on …
Janus membranes at the water-energy nexus: a critical review
Membrane technology has emerged as a highly efficient strategy for alleviating water and
energy scarcity globally. As the key component, the membrane plays a fatal role in different …
energy scarcity globally. As the key component, the membrane plays a fatal role in different …
Janus membranes: exploring duality for advanced separation
Janus membranes are an emerging class of materials having opposing properties at an
interface. This structure results in selective and often novel transport characteristics. In this …
interface. This structure results in selective and often novel transport characteristics. In this …
Janus membranes with opposing surface wettability enabling oil-to-water and water-to-oil emulsification
MB Wu, HC Yang, JJ Wang, GP Wu… - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A Janus membrane with opposing wettability was first reported with both function of water-to-
oil and oil-to-water emulsification. This membrane is conveniently fabricated by single …
oil and oil-to-water emulsification. This membrane is conveniently fabricated by single …
Simply realizing “water diode” Janus membranes for multifunctional smart applications
A facile strategy for the preparation of multifunctional Janus membranes (JMs) was
proposed, and excellent controllability of the multifunctional JMs was demonstrated in water …
proposed, and excellent controllability of the multifunctional JMs was demonstrated in water …
Superwetting Janus membranes: focusing on unidirectional transport behaviors and multiple applications
H Zhou, Z Guo - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
It should be noted that the one-way transportation of liquids is of great significance to the
separation or collection process and the manipulation of microfluids can effectively solve …
separation or collection process and the manipulation of microfluids can effectively solve …
Asymmetric superwetting configuration of Janus membranes based on thiol–ene clickable silane nanospheres enabling on-demand and energy-efficient oil–water …
Emerging Janus membranes have attracted widespread attention as next-generation
separation materials due to the synergistic effect triggered by the asymmetric wettability; …
separation materials due to the synergistic effect triggered by the asymmetric wettability; …
Anisotropic Janus materials: from micro-/nanostructures to applications
Z Peng, J Huang, Z Guo - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Janus materials have led to great achievements in recent years owing to their unique
asymmetric structures and properties. In this review, recent advances of Janus materials …
asymmetric structures and properties. In this review, recent advances of Janus materials …
Universal unilateral electro-spinning/spraying strategy to construct water-unidirectional Janus membranes with well-tuned hierarchical micro/nanostructures
Janus membranes (JMs) with hierarchical micro/nanostructures were constructed by
unilaterally electro-spinning/spraying a hydrophobic polymer on various hydrophilic porous …
unilaterally electro-spinning/spraying a hydrophobic polymer on various hydrophilic porous …