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- Title
Biomimetic Nanocones that Enable High Ion Permselectivity.
- Authors
Shehzad, Muhammad A.; Wang, Yaoming; Yasmin, Aqsa; Ge, Xiaolin; He, Yubin; Liang, Xian; Zhu, Yuan; Hu, Min; Xiao, Xinle; Ge, Liang; Jiang, Chenxiao; Yang, Zhengjin; Guiver, Michael D.; Wu, Liang; Xu, Tongwen
- Abstract
Artificial counterparts of conical‐shaped transmembrane protein channels are of interest in biomedical sciences for biomolecule detection and selective ion permeation based on ionic size and/or charge differences. However, industrial‐scale applications such as seawater desalination, separation of mono‐ from divalent cations, and treatment of highly‐saline industrial waste effluents are still big challenges for such biomimetic channels. A simple monomer seeding experimental approach is used to grow ionically conductive biomimetic charged nanocone pores at the surface of an acid‐functionalized membrane. These readily scalable nanocone membranes enable ultra‐fast cation permeation (Na+=8.4× vs. Mg2+=1.4×) and high ion charge selectivity (Na+/Mg2+=6×) compared to the commercial state‐of‐the‐art permselective membrane (CSO, Selemion, Japan) owing to negligible surface resistance and positively charged conical pore walls.
- Subjects
ION-permeable membranes; SEWAGE; SURFACE resistance; MEMBRANE proteins; MEDICAL sciences; SALINE water conversion; ION channels
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2019, Vol 131, Issue 36, p12776
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.201905972