ELECTRICITY FROM NANOMEMBRANE
Abstract
Tulachan et al. found that silk cocoon membrane can generate electrical current
due to ionic conduction. We argue that the current is produced by osmosis as that in a commercial osmotic plant.
Dates
- Submission Date2014-07-20
- Acceptance Date2014-07-24
- Online Date2015-01-04
References
- Tulachan, B. et al., Electricity from the Silk Cocoon Membrane, Scientific Report 4 (2014), Rep. 4, Article number 5434
- Chen R. X., et al., Silk Cocoon: Emperor's New Clothes for Pupa: Fractal Nano-Hydrodynamical Approach, Journal of Nano Research, 22 (2013), May, pp. 65-70
- Zhang, X. J., et al., Absorption of Water in the Active Layer of Reverse Osmosis Membranes, Journal of Membrane Science, 331 (2000), 1-2, pp. 143-151
- He, J.-H., et al., Review on Fiber Morphology Obtained by Bubble Electrospinning and Blown Bubble Spinning, Thermal Science, 16 (2012), 5, pp. 1263-1279
Volume
18,
Issue
5,
Pages1720 -1721