Designing membranes with specific binding sites for selective ion separations
Violet C, Ball A, Heiranian M, Villalobos L, Zhang J, Uralcan B, Kulik H, Haji-Akbari A, Elimelech M. Designing membranes with specific binding sites for selective ion separations. Nature Water 2024, 2: 706-718. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-024-00279-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMembrane nanochannelsFunctional groupsCovalent organic frameworksMetal-organic frameworksSelective ion separationIon binding energiesMembrane material designSelective ion transportIon binding affinityEnergy storage technologiesOrganic frameworksIon separationSynthetic methodNanostructured materialsBinding sitesBinding energyMaterial designDesign membranesDrug discoveryAngstrom scaleChemical interactionIonsChemical featuresNanochannelsIon transport