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 …

Transmembrane protein channels, including ion channels and aquaporins that are
responsible for fast and selective transport of water, have inspired membrane scientists to …

Emerging contaminants generated due to industrialization have shrunken fresh water
bodies. Nanofiltration membranes are relatively efficient at separating contaminants of …

The outstanding capacity of aquaporins (AQPs) for mediating highly selective superfast
water transport,,,,,–has inspired recent development of supramolecular monovalent ion …

Hierarchic self-assembly underpins much of the form and function seen in synthetic or
biological soft materials. Lipids are paramount examples, building themselves in nature or …

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 …

Membrane separation has provided efficient solutions for addressing energy and
environmental challenges over the past few decades due to its low energy consumption …

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 …

Natural Aquaporin (AQP) channels are efficient water translocating proteins, rejecting ions.
Inspired by this masterpiece of nature, Artificial Water Channels (AWCs) with controlled …

Bioinspired and biomimetic membranes that contain biological transport channels or attain
their structural designs from biological systems have been through a remarkable …