Bioinspired graphene membrane with temperature tunable channels for water gating and molecular separation

Jingchong Liu; Nü Wang; Li-Juan Yu; Amir Karton; Wen Li; Weixia Zhang; Fengyun Guo; Lanlan Hou; Qunfeng Cheng; Lei Jiang; David A. Weitz; Yong Zhao

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02198-5

Nature Communications (Dec 2017)

Bioinspired graphene membrane with temperature tunable channels for water gating and molecular separation

Jingchong Liu,
Nü Wang,
Li-Juan Yu,
Amir Karton,
Wen Li,
Weixia Zhang,
Fengyun Guo,
Lanlan Hou,
Qunfeng Cheng,
Lei Jiang,
David A. Weitz,
Yong Zhao

Affiliations

Jingchong Liu: Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Energy Materials and Devices, School of Chemistry, Beihang University
Nü Wang: Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Energy Materials and Devices, School of Chemistry, Beihang University
Li-Juan Yu: School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway Crawley
Amir Karton: School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway Crawley
Wen Li: Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry, Department of Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Nanchen Street 333
Weixia Zhang: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge
Fengyun Guo: Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Energy Materials and Devices, School of Chemistry, Beihang University
Lanlan Hou: Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Energy Materials and Devices, School of Chemistry, Beihang University
Qunfeng Cheng: Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Energy Materials and Devices, School of Chemistry, Beihang University
Lei Jiang: Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Energy Materials and Devices, School of Chemistry, Beihang University
David A. Weitz: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge
Yong Zhao: Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Energy Materials and Devices, School of Chemistry, Beihang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02198-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The smart regulation of substance permeability is highly desirable for membrane separation technologies. Here, the authors design a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-grafted graphene oxide membrane with temperature tunable lamellar spaces, allowing for water gating and size-variable molecular separations.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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