“…Other types of composite MIMs are being built on the same concept of heterogeneous mixing of at least two different compounds, an organic one and an inorganic one. The organic phase is represented by the preorganized imprinting mixture, whereas the inorganic phase is represented by the supporting matrix on which the polymerization takes place, for example, microporous alumina (Al 2 O 3 ) membranes with 2–4-μm nominal pore size and 2-mm thickness , or silica (SiO 2 ). , In many other cases, the inorganic phase has been replaced by an organic phase, such as nylon, ,,− poly(vinylidene fluoride) ,, (example of membrane characteristics: 0.22-μm pore size and 180-μm thickness), polypropylene, ,, regenerated cellulose , (e.g., 0.45-μm average pore diameter, 100-μm thickness), and cellulose acetate, ,,,, but the mixing of phases remains homogeneous up to micrometer dimensions and heterogeneous at submicronic dimensions, so these membranes are considered to be composites. Calcium alginate, , sodium alginate, , polyamide, , polycarbonate, polysulfone, , and polypyrrole have also been used as matrices for composite MIMs.…”