The coming of age of water channels for separation membranes: from biological to biomimetic to synthetic

YJ Lim, K Goh, R Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Materials for next-generation desalination and water purification membranes

JR Werber, CO Osuji, M Elimelech - Nature Reviews Materials, 2016 - nature.com
Membrane-based separations for water purification and desalination have been
increasingly applied to address the global challenges of water scarcity and the pollution of …

Hierarchical materials from high information content macromolecular building blocks: construction, dynamic interventions, and prediction

L Shao, J Ma, JL Prelesnik, Y Zhou, M Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hierarchical materials that exhibit order over multiple length scales are ubiquitous in nature.
Because hierarchy gives rise to unique properties and functions, many have sought …

Efficient artificial light-harvesting system based on supramolecular peptide nanotubes in water

Q Song, S Goia, J Yang, SCL Hall… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Artificial light-harvesting systems in aqueous media which mimic nature are of significant
importance; however, they are often restrained by the solubility and the undesired …

The critical need for increased selectivity, not increased water permeability, for desalination membranes

JR Werber, A Deshmukh… - Environmental Science & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Desalination membranes are essential for the treatment of unconventional water sources,
such as seawater and wastewater, to alleviate water scarcity. Promising research efforts on …

Molecular self-assembly and supramolecular chemistry of cyclic peptides

Q Song, Z Cheng, M Kariuki, SCL Hall, SK Hill… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This Review focuses on the establishment and development of self-assemblies governed by
the supramolecular interactions between cyclic peptides. The Review first describes the type …

Pathways and challenges for biomimetic desalination membranes with sub-nanometer channels

CJ Porter, JR Werber, M Zhong, CJ Wilson… - Acs Nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Transmembrane protein channels, including ion channels and aquaporins that are
responsible for fast and selective transport of water, have inspired membrane scientists to …

Peptide nanotubes

IW Hamley - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The self‐assembly of different classes of peptide, including cyclic peptides, amyloid peptides
and surfactant‐like peptides into nanotube structures is reviewed. The modes of self …

The Antimicrobial, Hemostatic, and Anti‐Adhesion Effects of a Peptide Hydrogel Constructed by the All‐d‐Enantiomer of Antimicrobial Peptide Jelleine‐1

H Zhang, Z Wu, J Zhou, Z Wang, C Yang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Peptide hydrogels are believed to be potential biomaterials with wide application in the
biomedical field because of their good biocompatibility, injectability, and 3D printability. Most …

Ion channel models based on self-assembling cyclic peptide nanotubes

J Montenegro, MR Ghadiri… - Accounts of chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The lipid bilayer membranes are Nature's dynamic structural motifs that individualize cells
and keep ions, proteins, biopolymers and metabolites confined in the appropriate location …