title: Artificial water channels--incipient innovative developments.
abstract: Aquaporins (AQPs) are biological water channels known for fast water transport (∼10(8)-10(9) water molecules per s per channel), with complete proton/ion exclusion. Few synthetic channels have been designed to mimic this high water permeability and to reject ions at a significant level. This Feature Article will discuss the incipient developments of the first artificial water channel systems.
authors.affiliation: Institut Européen des Membranes, Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group, Place Eugène Bataillon, CC 047, F-34095 Montpellier, France. mihail-dumitru.barboiu@univ-montp2.fr and INTELCENTRU, Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of Romanian Academy - 41A, Aleea Gr. Ghica Voda, Iasi, Romania.
authors.forename: Mihail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barboiu
mesh_terms: D020346:Aquaporins / Q000378:metabolism*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020346:Aquaporins; D014867:Water