Role of outer surface probes for regulating ion gating of nanochannels

Xinchun Li; Tianyou Zhai; Pengcheng Gao; Hongli Cheng; Ruizuo Hou; Xiaoding Lou; Fan Xia

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02447-7

Nature Communications (Jan 2018)

Role of outer surface probes for regulating ion gating of nanochannels

Xinchun Li,
Tianyou Zhai,
Pengcheng Gao,
Hongli Cheng,
Ruizuo Hou,
Xiaoding Lou,
Fan Xia

Affiliations

Xinchun Li: State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Tianyou Zhai: State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Pengcheng Gao: Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences
Hongli Cheng: State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Ruizuo Hou: State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Xiaoding Lou: State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Fan Xia: State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02447-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Ion gating in biological channels is commonly controlled by functional elements. Here, the authors elucidate the contribution of outer-surface functional elements on ion gating of biomimetic nanochannels, providing insight into the design of effective nanochannel-based biosensors and electronics.

Published in Nature Communications

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