Cracks help membranes to stay hydrated

Jovan Kamcev () and Benny D. Freeman ()
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Jovan Kamcev: the Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, and the Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78758, USA.
Benny D. Freeman: the Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, and the Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78758, USA.

Nature, 2016, vol. 532, issue 7600, 445-446

Abstract: Membranes have been prepared with a cracked coating that prevents them from drying out in low-humidity conditions — a boon for devices, such as fuel cells, that need hydrated membranes to function. See Letter p.480

Date: 2016
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