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01 Sep 1995
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The combination of reinforcement and thinness provides high membrane, conductances (80 S/cm{sup 2} for a 12 {mu}m thick membrane at 25{degrees}C) and improved water distribution in the operating fuel cell without sacrificing longevity or durability.
The limiting membrane is approximately 4-5 nm thick, suggesting that it contains large areas of phospholipid bilayer exposed to its bathing medium.
This pressurized graphene membrane is the world's thinnest balloon and provides a unique separation barrier between 2 distinct regions that is only one atom thick.
The 12.5 μm thick membrane was successfully tested up to 650 kPa, indicating that the microchannel plates provide a good mechanical support even for very thin membranes.
The result showed that for a circular membrane with 500 µm in diameter and 60 µm thick, the radial strain from −6% (compressive) to 25% (tensile) can be achieved at the membrane center.
The ultimate cross-linked product is a 150μm thick flexible and bendable membrane with easy surgical handling.
It is shown that the power density of directly deposited membranes in contrast to a 50 μm thick N-112 membrane is only marginally affected by dry operation conditions.
Computed water fluxes for different humidity boundary conditions indicate that for a thick membrane (e. g., Nafion 117), electro-osmotic drag dominates the transport over a wide range of operating conditions, whereas for a thin membrane (e. g., Nafion 112), diffusion of water becomes equally important under certain humidification conditions and current densities.
The contribution of the interfacial transport resistance is greater than half the total transport resistance for 201 μm thick membranes and increases further with decreasing membrane thickness – explaining why vapour–vapour permeation and liquid–vapour permeation fluxes do not increase with further decreases in membrane thickness below 56 μm.
For two surfaces the situation is somewhat more complicated, but little error is made by applying the Gouy-Chapman theory to the two surfaces separately, as if the membrane was infinitely thick.

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