Aquaporin‐Based Biomimetic Membranes for Low Energy Water Desalination and Separation Applications

A Azarafza, MA Islam… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Membrane nanodomains and transport functions in plant

A Martinière, E Zelazny - Plant Physiology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Far from a homogeneous environment, biological membranes are highly structured with
lipids and proteins segregating in domains of different sizes and dwell times. In addition …

Fabrication and filtration performance of aquaporin biomimetic membranes for water treatment

A Beratto-Ramos, J Dagnino-Leone… - Separation & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Desalination is considered one of the strongest alternatives to face global water scarcity.
Since conventional reverse osmosis is an energy-intensive process, Aquaporin biomimetic …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of detergents in solubilization and reconstitution of Aquaporin Z: A structural approach

A Beratto-Ramos, J Dagnino-Leone… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The exceptional capacities of aquaporins in terms of water permeation and
selectivity have made them an interesting system for membrane applications. Despite the …

C-coordinated O-carboxymethyl chitosan Cu (II) complex exerts antifungal activity by disrupting the cell membrane integrity of Phytophthora capsici Leonian

Y Ma, K Gao, H Yu, W Liu, Y Qin, R **ng, S Liu… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Damage to the cell membrane is an effective method to prevent drug resistance in plant
fungal diseases. Here, we proposed a negative remodeling model of the cell membrane …

Molecular dynamics study of water transport through AQP5-R188C mutant causing palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) using the gating mechanism concept

H Hadidi, R Kamali - Biophysical Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
It is widely known that any disruption to the water regulation in aquaporins (AQPs) leads to
numerous important diseases. However, studies of dynamics and energetics of disease …