Bioinspired smart asymmetric nanochannel membranes (BSANM) have been explored
extensively to achieve the delicate ionic transport functions comparable to those of living …

Biomimetic and bio‐inspired membranes draw great attention and generate extensive efforts
to solve environmental, health, and energy issues. In this field, track‐etched membranes …

Nature provides a huge range of biological materials, just as ion channels, with various
smart functions over millions of years of evolution, and which serve as a big source of bio …

Biological ion channels intelligently controlling ions across cell membranes serve as a big
source of bio-inspiration for the scientists to build bio-inspired smart solid-state nanopores …

Both scientists and engineers are interested in the design andfabrication of synthetic
nanofluidic architectures that mimic the gating functions of biological ion channels. The effort …

Biological channel membranes regulate direction and degree of ion transport in response to
external stimuli, yet it is a challenge to develop artificial nanofluidics with such functions …

The transport of fluid and ions in nano/molecular confinements is the governing physics of a
myriad of embodiments in nature and technology including human physiology, plants …

Biological electrogenic systems use protein‐based ionic pumps to move salt ions uphill
across a cell membrane to accumulate an ion concentration gradient from the equilibrium …

The widespread use of tiny electrical devices, from microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
to portable personal electronics, provides a new challenge in the miniaturization and …

Ion current rectification (ICR) in negatively charged conical nanopores is shown to be
controlled by the electrolyte concentration gradient depending on the direction of ion …