Nanofluidics

T Emmerich, N Ronceray, KV Agrawal… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Fluid transport at the nanoscale is ubiquitous in nature. However, rigorous study of fluid flow
and structure in artificial nanopores only emerged relatively recently. Termed nanofluidics …

Nanofluidic osmotic power generators–advanced nanoporous membranes and nanochannels for blue energy harvesting

G Laucirica, ME Toimil-Molares, C Trautmann… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The increase of energy demand added to the concern for environmental pollution linked to
energy generation based on the combustion of fossil fuels has motivated the study and …

A bioinspired ionic diode membrane based on sub-2 nm covalent organic framework channels for ultrahigh osmotic energy generation

M Gao, MJ Zheng, AFM EL-Mahdy, CW Chang, YC Su… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Electric eels can convert ionic concentration gradients into a high-efficiency power via a
large number of sub-2 nm transmembrane ion channels, which can exhibit high ion …

Synaptical tunability of multipore nanofluidic memristors

P Ramirez, V Gómez, J Cervera, S Mafe… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate a multipore nanofluidic memristor with conical pores showcasing a wide
range of hysteresis and memristor properties that provide functionalities for brainlike …

Bio-inspired track-etched polymeric nanochannels: steady-state biosensors for detection of analytes

J Wang, Y Zhou, L Jiang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bio-inspired polymeric nanochannel (also referred as nanopore)-based biosensors have
attracted considerable attention on account of their controllable channel size and shape …

The application of single molecule nanopore sensing for quantitative analysis

Y Wu, JJ Gooding - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanopore-based sensors typically work by monitoring transient pulses in conductance via
current–time traces as molecules translocate through the nanopore. The unique property of …

Boost ionic selectivity by coating bullet-shaped nanochannels with dense polyelectrolyte brushes

M Karimzadeh, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The influence of channel geometry on the ionic selectivity and ionic current rectification of
soft nanochannels was numerically investigated. The nanochannels coated with …

Nanofluidic membranes to address the challenges of salinity gradient energy harvesting: roles of nanochannel geometry and bipolar soft layer

H Dartoomi, M Khatibi, SN Ashrafizadeh - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Researchers are looking for new, clean, and accessible sources of energy due to rising
global warming caused by the usage of fossil fuels and the irreversible harm that this does to …

Space charge enhanced ion transport in heterogeneous polyelectrolyte/alumina nanochannel membranes for high-performance osmotic energy conversion

CW Chang, CW Chu, YS Su, LH Yeh - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Osmotic energy captured from a salinity gradient via an ion-selective membrane is regarded
as one of the renewable clean energy resources to meet the increasing global energy …

A pH gradient induced rectification inversion in asymmetric nanochannels leads to remarkably improved osmotic power

YS Su, WH Hung, AR Fauziah, ZS Siwy… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biological channel membranes regulate direction and degree of ion transport in response to
external stimuli, yet it is a challenge to develop artificial nanofluidics with such functions …