Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center
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Research Interests

​Fabrication of hollow fiber membranes using newly synthesized and commercially available polymer for various membrane application (gas, water or solvent separation). Bringing innovation within HF fabrication process (NIPS, TIPS, multi-bore fibers, corrugated fibers, etc.) and post modification (coating, plasma etching, pyrolysis etc.).

Selected Publications

  • A microfiltration polymer-based hollow-fiber cathode as a promising advanced material for simultaneous recovery of ...
    NM. Srivatsa Bettahalli, K. Katuri, X. Wang, G. Matar, S. Chisca, S.P. Nunes, P. Saikaly
    Advanced Materials, (2014)
  • Triple-bore hollow fiber membrane contactor for liquid desiccant based air dehumidification
    NM. Srivatsa Bettahalli, R. Lefers, N. Fedoroff, T. Leiknes, S.P. Nunes
    Journal of Membrane Science 514, 135142, (2016)
  • Outer-selective thin film composite (TFC) hollow fiber membranes for osmotic power generation
    N. Lieu Le, NM. Srivatsa Bettahalli, S.P. Nunes, T-S. Chung
    Journal of Membrane Science 505, 157166, (2016)
  • Hydrophobic Hyflon AD/Poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes for butanol dehydration via pervaporation
    T. A Jalal, NM. Srivatsa Bettahalli, N. Lieu Le, S.P. Nunes
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 54(44), 1118087, (2015)
  • Integration of hollow fiber membranes improves nutrient supply in three-dimensional tissue constructs
    NM. Srivatsa Bettahalli, J. Vicente, L. Moroni, G.A. Higuera, CA. van Blitterswijk, M. We...
    Acta Biomaterialia, 7(9), 3312-24, (2011)
  • Development of poly (L-lactic acid) hollow fiber membranes for artificial vasculature in tissue engineering scaffol...
    NM. Srivatsa Bettahalli, H. Steg, M. Wessling, D. Stamatialis
    Journal of Membrane Science, 371, 117-126, (2011)
  • Medical applications of membranes: Drug delivery, artificial organs and tissue engineering
    D. Stamatialis, B. J. Papenburg, M. Gironés, S. Saiful, NM. Srivatsa Bettahalli, S. Schmit...
    Journal of Membrane Science, 308, 1-34, (2008)

Education Profile

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  • Ph.D., at Membrane Technology Group & Tissue Regeneration Group, University of Twente UT), The Netherlands, 2011
  • M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, FH-Muenster University of Applied Sciences, Germany, 2005
  • B.E., Chemical Engineering, B.M.S College of Engineering, Bangalore University, India, 1999

Professional Profile

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  • 2016-present: Research Scientist, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2013–2016: Postdoctoral fellow, Nanostructured Polymeric Membranes group, BESE, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2011-2013: Assistant Professor, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, India

Scientific and Professional Memberships

​North American Membrane Society (NAMS)

European Membrane Society (EMS)

Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International society (TERMIS)

Society for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine -India (STERMI)

Awards

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  • Best student research award at Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Travel grant for 3rd Marie Curie Cutting-Edge InVENTS Conference, Madeira, Portugal