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Molecular filters

Pores within pores

Nature Materials volume 3, pages 284–285 (2004)Cite this article

A composite membrane in which the nanoscopic pores of a material are aligned within the larger pores of a matrix brings us a step closer to the realization of molecular filters.

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Figure 1: Pores align smaller pores.

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