A review: applications of ion transport in micro‐nanofluidic systems based on ion concentration polarization

W Han, X Chen - Journal of Chemical Technology & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lab‐on‐a‐chip has been used widely in rapid, high‐throughput and low‐consumption
analysis of samples in biochemistry. The ion concentration polarization (ICP) produced by …

Boost ionic selectivity by coating bullet-shaped nanochannels with dense polyelectrolyte brushes

M Karimzadeh, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The influence of channel geometry on the ionic selectivity and ionic current rectification of
soft nanochannels was numerically investigated. The nanochannels coated with …

Impacts of the shape of soft nanochannels on their ion selectivity and current rectification

M Karimzadeh, Z Seifollahi, M Khatibi… - Electrochimica …, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of channel geometry on the ion selectivity and ionic current rectification (ICR)
of soft nanochannels was numerically investigated. The nanochannels coated with …

Ionic transfer behavior of bipolar nanochannels resembling PNP nanotransistor

A Alinezhad, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Electrochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
This article presents a study on the use of nanofluidic membranes containing straight
nanopores as nanotransistors, with a specific focus on the PNP nanotransistor with its three …

Fundamentals and potentials of solid-state nanopores: a review

C Wen, SL Zhang - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Solid-state nanopore (SSNP) technology presents an emerging single-molecule based
analytical tool for separation and analysis of biomolecules or nanoparticles. Different …

Voltage-induced modulation of ionic concentrations and ion current rectification in mesopores with highly charged pore walls

CY Lin, LH Yeh, ZS Siwy - The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
It is believed that ion current rectification (ICR), a property that assures preferential ionic
transport in one direction, can only be observed in nanopores when the pore size is …

Covering the conical nanochannels with dense polyelectrolyte layers significantly improves the ionic current rectification

M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh, A Sadeghi - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Because of their asymmetry, conical nanochannels/nanopores exhibit various attractive
electrokinetic features, including ion selectivity, ionic concentration polarization, and ionic …

Impacts of the temperature-dependent properties on ion transport behavior in soft nanochannels

M Karimzadeh, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - … Communications in Heat and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of the temperature-and concentration-dependent properties, derived from the
gradients of temperature and concentration, on the ionic selectivity, ionic current rectification …

Tripling the reverse electrodialysis power generation in conical nanochannels utilizing soft surfaces

M Khatibi, A Sadeghi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We theoretically investigate the feasibility of enhancing the reverse electrodialysis power
generation in nanochannels by covering the surface with a polyelectrolyte layer (PEL) …

Salinity gradient power: influences of temperature and nanopore size

S Tseng, YM Li, CY Lin, JP Hsu - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Salinity gradient power is a promising, challenging, and readily available renewable energy.
Among various methods for harvesting this clean energy, nanofluidic reverse electrodialysis …