Water channels are one of the key pillars driving the development of next-generation
desalination and water treatment membranes. Over the past two decades, the rise of …

Complex battery degradation is an interplay of different processes correlated to the
thermodynamic, chemical, and mechanical instability of materials. Their degradation kinetics …

High-performance actuating materials are necessary for advances in robotics, prosthetics
and smart clothing. Here we report a class of fibre actuators that combine solution-phase …

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

Solute purification, solvent recovery, solvent separation in organic solvents are more and
more widely used in the chemical industries, pharmaceuticals and food processing. Fast and …

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 …

The emergence of biomimetic materials developed using nature's inspiration and biological
domains can drive a paradigm shift in the design and operation of future‐generation …

Stripe patterned nanofiltration (NF) membranes were established via sulfonated polyether
sulfone nanoparticles (SPES NPs) regulated interfacial polymerization. The nanoparticle …

Biological membranes are ideal for separations as they provide high permeability while
maintaining high solute selectivity due to the presence of specialized membrane protein …

Biomimetic and bioinspired membranes (BBMs) have garnered significant attention as
innovative platforms for membrane-based separations and purification. These membranes …