Because of the hydrophobic nature of the membrane lipid bilayer, the majority of the
hydrophilic solutes require special transportation mechanisms for passing through the cell …

Efforts toward the denovo design of artificial water channels have been made over the last
decades to understand the selectivity of water transport through membranes and their …

The self-organizable dendron (4-3, 4-3, 5) 12G2X with X=–CO2CH3 and–CH2OH, an
already classic dendron, facilitating the formation of a large diversity of columnar hexagonal …

Self-assembly of platinum (II) complex foldamers is an essential approach to fabricate
advanced luminescent materials. However, a comprehensive understanding of folding …

Natural channel proteins allow the selective permeation of ions, water or other nutritious
entities across bilayer membranes, facilitating various essential physiological functions in …

Crucial physiological processes, like neural communication and muscle contraction, are
mediated by protein channels in cell membranes. These natural channels typically have a …

Artificial water channels (AWCs) have been extensively explored to mimic natural proteins,
which enables to effectively transport water while blocking ions. As one of the first AWCs …

H-bonded helically folded aromatic foldamers rely on the precise formation of H-bonds
between each helicity codon and its neighboring codons to maintain their structure. We …

Constructing artificial ion channels is a challenging task. Herein, the de novo design of
transmembrane ion channels made up of amphiphilic peptide–oligourea chimeric helices is …

Ion channels play a vital role in regulating the flow of ions across cell membranes to
maintain physiological functions. Mimicking this biological process and fabricating artificial …