High-efficiency dysprosium-ion extraction enabled by a biomimetic nanofluidic channel

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 5876 - 11
• Main Authors: Xin, Weiwen, Cui, Yanglansen, Qian, Yongchao, Liu, Tianchi, Kong, Xiang-Yu, Ling, Haoyang, Chen, Weipeng, Zhang, Zhehua, Hu, Yuhao, Jiang, Lei, Wen, Liping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 12.07.2024; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: Affinity; Asymmetry; Biomimetics; Biomimetics - methods; Chemistry; Dysprosium; Dysprosium - chemistry; Earth resources; Efficiency; Environmental protection; Fluidics; Heat treating; Ion channels; Ion extraction; Ions; Membrane permeability; Nanofluids; Nanotechnology - methods; Neodymium - chemistry; Proline; Rare earth elements; Rare resources; Science; Selectivity; Separation

Biological ion channels exhibit high selectivity and permeability of ions because of their asymmetrical pore structures and surface chemistries. Here, we demonstrate a biomimetic nanofluidic channel (BNC) with an asymmetrical structure and glycyl-L-proline (GLP) -functionalization for ultrafast, sel...