Patents Assigned to BENIGURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
  • IMMOBILIZATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMERS ON RO MEMBRANE TO REDUCE BIOFILM GROWTH AND BIOFOULING
    Publication number: 20140238939
    Abstract: The present invention discloses antimicrobial water treatment membranes, comprising a water treatment membrane, covalently attached to one or more antimicrobial polymers or derivatives thereof, either directly or via one or more tether molecules. There are also provided a process for preparing these antimicrobial membranes, and uses thereof in water treatment applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicants: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION, BENIGURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
    Inventors: Ron Kasher, Shani Avneri, Marina Yamit Lutsky, Jihua Zhang, Samuel Helmer Gellman, Shannon Stahl