Engineering and characterization of gymnosperm sapwood toward enabling the design of water filtration devices

Naturally-occurring membranes in the xylem tissue of gymnosperm sapwood enable its use as an abundantly-available material to construct filters, with potential to facilitate access to safe drinking water in resource-constrained settings. However, the material's behavior as a filter is poorly un...

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Main Authors: Ramchander, Krithika (Author), Hegde, Megha (Author), Antony, Anish Paul (Author), Wang, Luda (Author), Leith, Kendra (Author), Smith, Amy (Author), Karnik, Rohit (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Device Research Laboratory (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021-04-09T21:13:44Z.
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