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.

Inventors:   Montemagno, Carlo D. (Los Angeles, CA, US) 
                      Schmidt, Jacob J. (Sherman Oaks, CA, US) 
                      Tozzi, Steven P. (River Edge, NJ, US) 
 

Application Number: 10/627967

Publication Date: 04/24/2007