Functional Nanostrucutred Membranes

This book contains insightful contributions from scientists with long experience in membrane science and technologies and working at CNR-ITM in the field of nanostructured materials membranes, including selected materials and practices for manufacturing high-defined functional interfaces with ability to transport mass, charge and energy. Herein, the reader can find the description of appropriate techniques for monitoring molecular scale events, which regulate the assembly of organic and inorganic materials on different length scales needed to the accomplishment of developed applications. The book covers different fields, including nanostructures concepts, breakthrough membrane fabrication and modeling as well as connected use in environment, energy, water, textiles, biomedical and bioengineering areas.