Biomimetic Solid-State Nanochannels: From Fundamental Research to Practical Applications

• Published in: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 12; no. 21; pp. 2810 - 2831
• Main Authors: Xiao, Kai, Wen, Liping, Jiang, Lei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Absorbents; biomimetic; Biomimetic Materials - chemistry; Biomimetics; Biomimetics - methods; Biosensors; Devices; Direct power generation; Energy consumption; Energy conversion; Energy use; Fluidics; ion rectification; ion transportation; Molecular sieves; nanochannels; Nanofluids; Nanopores; Nanostructure; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology - methods; Organisms; Porosity; Transportation; nanopores; ion rectification; ion transportation; biomimetic; nanochannels
• ISSN: 1613-6810; 1613-6829
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.201600359

In recent years, solid‐state smart nanopores/nanochannels for intelligent control of the transportation of ions and molecules as organisms have been extensively studied, because they hold great potential applications in molecular sieves, nanofluidics, energy conversion, and biosensors. To keep up wi...