PhD position on: “Functional Membranes through advanced foaming”

Within Membrane Surface Science (MSuS), part of the Department of Membrane Science & Technology (MST, ), and Advanced Organ Bio-engineering and Therapeutics (AOT), both of the University of Twente, the Netherlands, we have a vacancy for a PhD student.

The project will focus on the production and characterization of a functional membranes, e.g. membranes that hold an additional functionality beyond separation such as absorbative or catalytic properties. The functionality will come from the addition of (nano)particles during the production process, including a foaming step to increase access to these functional particles. Such membranes will be relevant to several important applications, ranging from the removal of micropollutants from waste water and drinking water, but also the removal of protein bound toxins in kidney dialysis.

The project is part of a larger NWO-VICI project, and as such the recruited PhD student will be expected to closely collaborate with at least 2 ...