title: Toward the development of ionically controlled nanoscopic molecular gates.
abstract: An ionically controlled nanoscopic molecular gate has been developed by using functionalized mesoporous materials. The system shows that control of mass transport at nanometric scale can be achieved by using suitable rigid solids and pH-active molecules. The design principle suggests new perspectives in the search of ionically tuned tailored materials and devices with a fine control of mass transport for new applications in fields such as drug delivery, selective removal of toxic species, sensing, or catalysis.
authors.affiliation: GDDS, Departamento de Química, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, E-46071 Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Casasús
authors.forename: María Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Marcos
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martínez-Máñez
authors.forename: José V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Ros-Lis
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Villaescusa
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amorós
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beltrán
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guillem
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Latorre