Materials for next-generation desalination and water purification membranes

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Jay R. Werber1, Chinedum O. Osuji1, Menachem Elimelech1
1Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, 06520–8286, Connecticut, USA

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