Nanotubes as Membranes : Predictions of Atomistic Simulations
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The nanometer-scale size and hollow, cylindrical shape of carbon nanotubes suggests to many researchers that they may be used as molecular sieves, nanoscale test tubes, or hydraulic actuators or motors. They might also be used as ultrafiltration membranes (membranes with pores on the order of 1-100 nm) that are widely used in pharmaceutical industries. Such a nanotube membrane might function by routing molecules through the channels between the close-packed tubes in nanotube bundles or through the middle of chemically opened nanotubes.
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