Chemical syntheses of bioinspired and biomimetic polymers toward biobased materials
MS Ganewatta, Z Wang, C Tang - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
The rich structures and hierarchical organizations in nature provide many sources of
inspiration for advanced material designs. We wish to recapitulate properties such as high …
inspiration for advanced material designs. We wish to recapitulate properties such as high …
Pathways and challenges for biomimetic desalination membranes with sub-nanometer channels
Transmembrane protein channels, including ion channels and aquaporins that are
responsible for fast and selective transport of water, have inspired membrane scientists to …
responsible for fast and selective transport of water, have inspired membrane scientists to …
Biomimetic nanofiltration membranes: Critical review of materials, structures, and applications to water purification
Emerging contaminants generated due to industrialization have shrunken fresh water
bodies. Nanofiltration membranes are relatively efficient at separating contaminants of …
bodies. Nanofiltration membranes are relatively efficient at separating contaminants of …
Foldamer-based ultrapermeable and highly selective artificial water channels that exclude protons
The outstanding capacity of aquaporins (AQPs) for mediating highly selective superfast
water transport,,,,,–has inspired recent development of supramolecular monovalent ion …
water transport,,,,,–has inspired recent development of supramolecular monovalent ion …
Aquafoldmer-based aquaporin-like synthetic water channel
Synthetic water channels were developed with an aim to replace aquaporins for possible
uses in water purification, while concurrently retaining aquaporins' ability to conduct highly …
uses in water purification, while concurrently retaining aquaporins' ability to conduct highly …
[HTML][HTML] Designing energy-efficient separation membranes: Knowledge from nature for a sustainable future
T Chen, X Wei, Z Chen, D Morin, SV Alvarez… - Advanced …, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane separation has provided efficient solutions for addressing energy and
environmental challenges over the past few decades due to its low energy consumption …
environmental challenges over the past few decades due to its low energy consumption …
A bibliometric study on biomimetic and bioinspired membranes for water filtration
Insights into the biological channels and synthetic pore-forming assemblies have elucidated
many fundamental aspects of selective water and solute transport over the last few decades …
many fundamental aspects of selective water and solute transport over the last few decades …
Artificial water channels: towards biomimetic membranes for desalination
Natural Aquaporin (AQP) channels are efficient water translocating proteins, rejecting ions.
Inspired by this masterpiece of nature, Artificial Water Channels (AWCs) with controlled …
Inspired by this masterpiece of nature, Artificial Water Channels (AWCs) with controlled …
Bioinspired and biomimetic membranes for water purification and chemical separation: A review
Bioinspired and biomimetic membranes that contain biological transport channels or attain
their structural designs from biological systems have been through a remarkable …
their structural designs from biological systems have been through a remarkable …