Inspired by the biological processes of molecular recognition and transportation across
membranes, nanopore techniques have evolved in recent decades as ultrasensitive …

The osmotic pressure difference between river water and seawater is a promising source of
renewable energy. However, current osmotic energy conversion processes show limited …

Nanopores and nanochannels are ubiquitous, from biological systems to various artificial
materials. Taking advantage of size confinement and tailoring the interior components …

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

DNA has played an early and powerful role in the development of bottom-up
nanotechnologies, not least because of DNA's precise, predictable, and controllable …

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 …

Salinity difference between seawater and river water is a sustainable energy resource that
catches eyes of the public and the investors in the background of energy crisis. To capture …

With the advance of chemistry, materials science, and nanotechnology, significant progress
has been achieved in the design and application of synthetic nanofluidic devices and …

Engineering the wettability of solid materials is a traditional, yet key issue in surface science
and attracts tremendous interest by researchers in diverse fields. Recently, different …

The base sequence of nucleic acid encodes structural and functional properties into the
biopolymer. Structural information includes the formation of duplexes, G‐quadruplexes, i …