Design elements extracted from biological ion channels guide the engineering of artificial
nanofluidic membranes for efficient ionic transport and spawn biomimetic devices with great …

Biological membranes possess hierarchical channels and thus exhibit ultrahigh
permselectivity for molecules and ions. Intrigued by the delicate structure and transport …

Synthetic polymer membranes are enabling components in key technologies at the water–
energy nexus, including desalination and energy conversion, because of their high …

Biological ion channels and ion pumps with intricate ion transport functions widely exist in
living organisms and play irreplaceable roles in almost all physiological functions …

Unique membrane structures endow membranes with controlled ion transport properties in
both biological and artificial systems, and they have shown broad application prospects from …

The creation of an artificial solid-state ion pump that mimics the delicate ion transport
behaviors of a biological protein-based ion pump is drawing more and more research …

Abstract pH‐gated ion channels in cell membranes play important roles in the cell's
physiological activities. Many artificial nanochannels have been fabricated to mimic the …

Membrane-based reverse electrodialysis is a promising technology for harvesting the
osmotic energy to solve the increasingly severe energy problems. However, the osmotic …

Layered two-dimensional (2D) materials with interlayer channels at the nanometer scale
offer an ideal platform to control ion transport behaviors, including high-precision separation …

Ion transport in nanochannels has unique behaviors such as charge selectivity and high
ionic conductivity. Due to their simple structure, the photolithographic nanochannels have …