Toward the development of ionically controlled nanoscopic molecular gates.
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.
Casasús
Rosa
R
GDDS, Departamento de Química, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, E-46071 Valencia, Spain.
Marcos
María Dolores
MD
Martínez-Máñez
Ramón
R
Ros-Lis
José V
JV
Soto
Juan
J
Villaescusa
Luis A
LA
Amorós
Pedro
P
Beltrán
Daniel
D
Guillem
Carmen
C
Latorre
Julio
J