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 …

Advancing ion selective membranes with micropore ion channels in the interaction confinement regime

P Zuo, J Ran, C Ye, X Li, T Xu, Z Yang - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ion exchange membranes allowing the passage of charge-carrying ions have established
their critical role in water, environmental, and energy-relevant applications. The design …

Microporous membrane with ionized sub-nanochannels enabling highly selective monovalent and divalent anion separation

ML Liu, Y Chen, C Hu, CX Zhang, ZJ Fu, Z Xu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Membranes tailored for selective ion transport represent a promising avenue toward
enhancing sustainability across various fields including water treatment, resource recovery …

Two-dimensional sodium channels with high selectivity and conductivity for osmotic power generation from wastewater

T Huang, X Kan, J Fan, H Gao, L Yu, L Zhang, J Xia… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conducting target ions rapidly while rejecting rival ions efficiently is challenging yet highly
demanded for ion separation related applications. Two-dimensional (2D) channels are …

Regulating ion affinity and dehydration of metal-organic framework sub-nanochannels for high-precision ion separation

RJ Mo, S Chen, LQ Huang, XL Ding, S Rafique… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Membrane consisting of ordered sub-nanochannels has been pursued in ion separation
technology to achieve applications including desalination, environment management, and …

Nanofluidic ionic memristors

G Xu, M Zhang, T Mei, W Liu, L Wang, K Xiao - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Living organisms use ions and small molecules as information carriers to communicate with
the external environment at ultralow power consumption. Inspired by biological systems …

Minireview on fluid manipulation techniques for the synthesis and energy applications of two-dimensional MXenes: advances, challenges, and perspectives

B Richard, SA Thomas, A Reddy M, MR Pallavolu… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A new frontier in the design and applications of useful micro-and nanomaterials was
unlocked by the combination of fluid mechanics with modern engineered technologies …

Precision covalent organic frameworks for surface nucleation control

V Singh, J Zhang, J Chen, CG Salzmann… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Unwanted accumulation of ice and lime scale crystals on surfaces is a long‐standing
challenge with major economic and sustainability implications. Passive inhibition of icing …

Tuning Pore Size in Graphene in the Angstrom Regime for Highly Selective Ion–Ion Separation

K Zhao, WC Lee, M Rezaei, HY Chi, S Li… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Zero-dimensional pores spanning only a few angstroms in size in two-dimensional materials
such as graphene are some of the most promising systems for designing ion–ion selective …

Development of high ion-selective montmorillonite-incorporated polyethersulfone nanocomposite membranes for salinity gradient energy harvesting

RI Gaber, S Hong, JK Ali, MA Abdulhamid… - Chemical Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
Highly efficient ion-selective membranes hold promise for diverse applications, including
energy harvesting. However, achieving optimal selectivity and cost-effectiveness remains a …