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Ultrathin nanoscale membranes, methods of making, and uses thereof

US7922795B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

University of Rochester · US

Inventors

Christopher C. Striemer · Rochester, US
Philippe Fauchet · Pittsford, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 1, 2006
Grant date	Apr 12, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 25, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A nanoscale membrane exposed on opposite sides thereof and having an average thickness of less than about 100 nm, and a lateral length to thickness aspect ratio that is more than 10,000 to 1 is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making such membranes, and use thereof in a number of devices including fuel cells, sensor devices, electrospray devices, and supports for examining a sample under electron microscopy.

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