Patent SG-11201407770T-A (SG)
Title: Method of making a membrane and a membrane for water filtration
Inventor: XIE WENYUAN
IPC: B01D71/06
Filed: 2013-05-31
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 5 December 2013 (05.12.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/180659 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: B01D 69/10 (2006.01) K011) 71/06 (2006.01) B01D 61/40 (2006.01) C02F1/44 (2006.01) B01D 61/38 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/SG2013/000227 (22) International Filing Date: 31 May 2013 (31.05.2013) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 201204108-3 1 June 2012 (01.06.2012) SG (71) Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGA­ PORE [SG/SG]; 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). (72) Inventors: XIE, Wenyuan; c/o National University of Singapore, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemic­ al and Biomolecular Engineering, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). TONG, Yen-Wah; c/o Na­ tional University of Singapore, Faculty of Engineering, De­ partment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). WANG, Honglei; c/o National University of Singapore, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). WANG, Bingfang; c/o National University of Singapore, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). HE, Fang; c/o Na­ tional University of Singapore, Faculty of Engineering, De­ partment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). JEYASEELAN, Kandiah; c/o National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). ARMUGAM, Arunmozhiarasi; c/o Nation­ al University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medi­ cine, Department of Biochemistry, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). (74) Agent: DONALDSON & BURKINSHAW; P.O. Box 3667, Robinson Road Post Office, Singapore 905667 (SG). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: METHOD OF MAKING A MEMBRANE AND A MEMBRANE FOR WATER FILTRATION , 100 102 , 106 i-H 110 m i-H (57) Abstract: A method of making membrane and membrane a a made from the method are provided. The method comprises coup - © ling a vesicle to a support substrate, the vesicle comprising a plurality of water channels; and partially embedding the vesicle ^ coupled to the support substrate in a layer of material that substantially impermeable is to water form to the membrane. WO 2013/180659 A11 lllll llllllll II llllll III lllll lllll III III III lllll lllll lllll llll llll lllll lllll lllllll llll llll GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17 (iv)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))