Innovative design of smart organic materials is of great importance for the advancement of
modern technology. Macrocycle hosts, possessing cyclic skeletons, intrinsic cavities, and …

Owing to their significant physiological functions, especially as selective relays for
translocation of physiological relevant species through cellular membranes, natural ion …

DNA nanotechnology allows for the creation of three-dimensional structures at nanometer
scale. Here, we use DNA to build the largest synthetic pore in a lipid membrane to date …

Nature embeds some of its molecular machinery, including ion pumps, within lipid bilayer
membranes. This has inspired chemists to attempt to develop synthetic analogues to exploit …

In nature, ion channels are highly selective pores and act as gate to ensure selective ion
transport, allowing ions to cross the membrane. By mimicking them, single solid state …

Unique membrane structures endow membranes with controlled ion transport properties in
both biological and artificial systems, and they have shown broad application prospects from …

The nanopore electrical approach is a breakthrough in single molecular level detection of
particles as small as ions, and complex as biomolecules. This technique can be used for …

Rapid, inexpensive, and laboratory-free diagnostic of viral pathogens is highly critical in
controlling viral pandemics. In recent years, nanopore-based sensors have been employed …

Biological channels facilitate the transport of ions and molecules across cell membranes.
They can respond to various external stimuli such as light, ions, changes in pH, temperature …

This review is the ninth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of
matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry to the analysis of …