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ABSTRACT
This workshop will focus on emerging new membrane materials (polymeric and inorganic/organic hybrids). The workshop will not present state-of-the- art techniques for membrane fabrication. Recent developments will be presented and their potential for future industrial applications will be discussed. Topics include: membrane manufacturing by molecular self- assembly of block copolymers and other components, "breath figures", preparation of isoporous membranes, carbon nanotubes as selective membrane channels, nanostructured mixed matrix membranes for gas and liquid separation, nano-fabrication of membranes, stimuli responsive membrane materials, membranes for controlled drug release, tailoring and properties of multicomponent membranes, The most important recent patents in these fields will be reviewed.

Klaus-V. Peinemann has more than 25 years academic and industrial experience in the field of membrane development. He coordinated a number of European projects for membrane development and he is co-founder of GMT Membrantechnik GmbH, one the few European companies developing and producing gas separation membranes. Klaus-V. Peinemann served as President of the European Membrane Society, he organised or coorganised 15 international workshops on membrane preparation. Since many years he is also lecturing at the Leibniz University of Hannover on membranes for medical applications.

Suzana P. Nunes has been involved in membrane science for more than 25 years and is currently head of department of membranes for energy at GKSS, Germany. She was 10 years Professor at the University of Campinas, Brazil, on membranes and polymer physical chemistry. In Germany she coordinated particularly in the last 7 years European and National projects on fuel cell and on the dissemination of membrane technology for young scientists (Marie Curie program).

Bruce Hinds is Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky. The focus of the Hind's group research program is to fabricate functional materials at the nanometer scale. Bruce Hinds is a pioneer in carbon nanotube based membranes. He will present the state-of-the art of CNT-based membrane research and he will discuss the future perspectives.