US Patent:
20040049230, Mar 11, 2004
Inventors:
Carlo Montemagno - Los Angeles CA, US
Jacob Schmidt - Sherman Oaks CA, US
Steven Tozzi - River Edge NJ, US
Assignee:
MT Technologies, Inc. - River Edge NJ
International Classification:
A61N001/00
Abstract:
Biological membrane proteins are incorporated into a co-polymer matrix to produce membranes with a wide variety of functionalities. In one form of the invention, a composite membrane incorporates two different proteins which cooperate to produce electricity from light. In another form, water transport proteins are embedded in a membrane to enable water purification.