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Host–Guest Chemistry as a Supramolecular Engine for Iontronic Transduction in Nanochannels [PDF]
MoleculesSince the first synthetic macrocyclic receptors were shown to bind ions selectively, supramolecular host–guest chemistry has enabled the translation of molecular recognition events into physical signals.
L. Miguel Hernández Parra +7 more
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Covalent organic framework membrane with hourglass-shaped nanochannels for ultrafast desalination [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsCovalent organic framework (COF) holds great potential as next-generation high-performance desalination membrane material owing to their uniform nanochannels (homo-nanochannels) and abundant functional groups, and the hierarchical structures of ...
Xiaocui Wei +8 more
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DNA-Decorated PET Nanochannels for Sensitive Biosensing [PDF]
BiosensorsFunctionalized nanochannels are crucial for achieving excellent ion transport properties and enable versatile applications such as ion gating, biosensing, and energy conversion. Conical single nanochannels were fabricated in single-ion-track polyethylene
Xianyan Gong +3 more
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Chemically gated artificial nanochannels for programmable subcellular signal modulated transport regulation [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsBiomimetic artificial nanochannels have been developed rapidly because of their promising potentials in biomedical applications. Here we report the design of chemically gated artificial nanochannels to perform transmembrane channel-mimetic permeability ...
Man-Sha Wu +8 more
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Theoretical framework for confined ion transport in two-dimensional nanochannels [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsQuantitative understanding of ion transport mechanism is crucial for numerous applications of two-dimensional (2D) nanochannels, but is far from being resolved.
Shouwei Liao +5 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 We report on the room-temperature experimental measurement of THz absorption signatures in aqueous, double-stranded nucleic acid solutions confined to the submicron silica channels on fused quartz substrates using THz frequency-domain (photomixing ...
Elliott R. Brown, Edgar A. Mendoza
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Membranes, 2023 Semipermeable membranes enable the separation of a given system from its environment. In biological terms, they are responsible for cells’ identity. In turn, the functioning of ion channels is crucial for the control of ionic fluxes across the membranes ...
Agata Wawrzkiewicz-Jałowiecka +1 more
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Divalent Aptamer-Functionalized Nanochannels for Facile Detection of Cancer Cell-Derived Exosomes
Sensors, 2023 Exosomes are considered potential biomarkers for early screening and accurate non-invasive diagnosis of cancer, so development of innovatively facile approaches for the detection of cancer cell-derived exosomes has become increasingly important.
Yue Huang +3 more
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Advanced membranes with responsive two-dimensional nanochannels
Advanced Membranes, 2021 As an emerging research direction, advanced membranes with responsive two-dimensional (2D) nanochannels are developed to mimic biological functions of cell membranes.
Zhuang Liu +3 more
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Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 The efficient fabrication of nanochannels on hard and brittle materials is a difficult task in the field of micro and nano processing. We have realized nanochannel arrays on silica with characteristic scales varying from 50–230 nm using a single ...
Lin Kai +8 more
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