Electrochemical methods for water purification, ion separations, and energy conversion
Agricultural development, extensive industrialization, and rapid growth of the global
population have inadvertently been accompanied by environmental pollution. Water …
population have inadvertently been accompanied by environmental pollution. Water …
Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in surface and interface engineering with polymer brushes
The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization (SI-
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …
Transport phenomena in nanofluidics
The transport of fluid in and around nanometer-sized objects with at least one characteristic
dimension below 100 nm enables the occurrence of phenomena that are impossible at …
dimension below 100 nm enables the occurrence of phenomena that are impossible at …
[HTML][HTML] Shear thickening, frictionless and frictional rheologies in non-Brownian suspensions
Particles suspended in a Newtonian fluid raise the viscosity and also generally give rise to a
shear-rate dependent rheology. In particular, pronounced shear thickening may be …
shear-rate dependent rheology. In particular, pronounced shear thickening may be …
Surface-charge-governed ion transport in nanofluidic channels
A study of ion transport in aqueous-filled silica channels as thin as 70 nm reveals a
remarkable degree of conduction at low salt concentrations that departs strongly from bulk …
remarkable degree of conduction at low salt concentrations that departs strongly from bulk …
Silica surface features and their role in the adsorption of biomolecules: computational modeling and experiments
There are many reasons to report on silica interacting with biomolecules. The most obvious
one is that on the Earth's crust, oxygen and silicon are the most abundant atomic species …
one is that on the Earth's crust, oxygen and silicon are the most abundant atomic species …
Salt dependence of ion transport and DNA translocation through solid-state nanopores
We report experimental measurements of the salt dependence of ion transport and DNA
translocation through solid-state nanopores. The ionic conductance shows a three-order-of …
translocation through solid-state nanopores. The ionic conductance shows a three-order-of …
Interactions between metal oxides and biomolecules: from fundamental understanding to applications
Metallo-oxide (MO)-based bioinorganic nanocomposites promise unique structures,
physicochemical properties, and novel biochemical functionalities, and within the past …
physicochemical properties, and novel biochemical functionalities, and within the past …
Electrostatic control of ions and molecules in nanofluidic transistors
We report a nanofluidic transistor based on a metal-oxide-solution (MOSol) system that is
similar to a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET). Using a combination …
similar to a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET). Using a combination …
Power generation by pressure-driven transport of ions in nanofluidic channels
We report on the efficiency of electrical power generation in individual rectangular
nanochannels by means of streaming currents, the pressure-driven transport of counterions …
nanochannels by means of streaming currents, the pressure-driven transport of counterions …