Fundamental studies and practical applications of bio-inspired smart solid-state nanopores and nanochannels

H Zhang, Y Tian, L Jiang - Nano today, 2016 - Elsevier
Biological ion channels intelligently controlling ions across cell membranes serve as a big
source of bio-inspiration for the scientists to build bio-inspired smart solid-state nanopores …

Surface coatings for solid-state nanopores

OM Eggenberger, C Ying, M Mayer - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Since their introduction in 2001, solid-state nanopores have been increasingly exploited for
the detection and characterization of biomolecules ranging from single DNA strands to …

Nanochannels of covalent organic frameworks for chiral selective transmembrane transport of amino acids

C Yuan, X Wu, R Gao, X Han, Y Liu… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Mimicking cellular transport mechanisms to make solid-state smart nanochannels has long
been of great interest for their diverse applications, but it poses a critical synthetic challenge …

Biomolecule‐functionalized solid‐state ion nanochannels/nanopores: Features and techniques

D Ding, P Gao, Q Ma, D Wang, F Xia - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Solid‐state ion nanochannels/nanopores, the biomimetic products of biological ion
channels, are promising materials in real‐world applications due to their robust mechanical …

Single cell “glucose nanosensor” verifies elevated glucose levels in individual cancer cells

RAS Nascimento, RE Özel, WH Mak, M Mulato… - Nano …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Because the transition from oxidative phosphorylation to anaerobic glycolytic metabolism is
a hallmark of cancer progression, approaches to identify single living cancer cells by their …

Bioinspired integrated nanosystems based on solid-state nanopores:“iontronic” transduction of biological, chemical and physical stimuli

G Pérez-Mitta, AG Albesa, C Trautmann… - Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The ability of living systems to respond to stimuli and process information has encouraged
scientists to develop integrated nanosystems displaying similar functions and capabilities. In …

Compartmental genomics in living cells revealed by single-cell nanobiopsy

P Actis, MM Maalouf, HJ Kim, A Lohith, B Vilozny… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The ability to study the molecular biology of living single cells in heterogeneous cell
populations is essential for next generation analysis of cellular circuitry and function. Here …

Nanopore detection of metal ions: current status and future directions

GM Roozbahani, X Chen, Y Zhang, L Wang… - Small …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, recent research efforts that aimed at developing nanopore sensors for
detection of metal ions, which play a crucial role in environmental safety and human health …

Solid-state and polymer nanopores for protein sensing: A review

N Meyer, I Abrao-Nemeir, JM Janot, J Torrent… - Advances in colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In two decades, the solid state and polymer nanopores became attractive method for the
protein sensing with high specificity and sensitivity. They also allow the characterization of …

Highly sensitive biosensing with solid-state nanopores displaying enzymatically reconfigurable rectification properties

G Pérez-Mitta, AS Peinetti, ML Cortez… - Nano Letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
Molecular design of biosensors based on enzymatic processes taking place in nanofluidic
elements is receiving increasing attention by the scientific community. In this work, we …