Biomimetic and bio‐inspired membranes draw great attention and generate extensive efforts
to solve environmental, health, and energy issues. In this field, track‐etched membranes …

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 …

Developing ion‐selective membranes with anti‐biofouling property and biocompatibility is
highly crucial in harvesting osmotic energy in natural environments and for future biomimetic …

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 …

Nanoparticle surface charge density plays an important role in many applications, such as
drug delivery and cellular uptake. In this study, surface charge properties of silica …

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 …

Ion current rectification that occurs in conical-shaped glass nanopores in low ionic strength
solutions is shown to be dependent on the rate of pressure-driven electrolyte flow through …

Nanofluidic osmotic power, which converts a difference in salinity between brine and fresh
water into electricity with nanoscale channels, has received more and more attention in …

Electroosmosis is a fascinating effect where liquid motion is induced by an applied electric
field. Counter ions accumulate in the vicinity of charged surfaces, triggering a coupling …

Cellular heterogeneity, especially in some important diseased cells like tumor cells, acts as
an invisible driver for disease development like cancer progression in the tumor ecosystem …