Oranic Solid Laboratory, Center for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2012 Mar 28;14(12):4027-42. doi: 10.1039/c2cp23911f. Epub 2012 Feb 14.
Learning from nature has inspired the creation of intelligent devices to meet the increasing needs of the advanced community and also to better understand how to imitate biology. As one of biomimetic nanodevices, nanochannels or nanopores aroused particular interest because of their potential applications in nanofluidic devices, biosensing, filtration, and energy conversions. In this review we have summarized some recent results mainly focused on the design, construction and application in energy conversion systems. Like biological nanochannels, the prepared smart artificial nanochannels fabricated by ion track-etched polymer membranes and smart molecules show a great potential in the field of bioengineering and biotechnology. And these applications can not only help people to know and understand the living processes in nature, but can also inspire scientists to study and develop novel nanodevices with better performance for the mankind.
从大自然中汲取灵感，创造出智能设备，以满足先进社会不断增长的需求，同时更好地理解如何模仿生物学。作为仿生纳米器件之一，纳米通道或纳米孔因其在纳米流控器件、生物传感、过滤和能量转换中的潜在应用而引起了特别的关注。在这篇综述中，我们总结了一些最近的研究成果，主要集中在设计、构建和应用于能量转换系统上。与生物纳米通道类似，通过离子刻蚀聚合物膜和智能分子制备的智能人工纳米通道在生物工程和生物技术领域具有巨大的应用潜力。这些应用不仅可以帮助人们了解和理解自然界中的生命过程，还可以激发科学家们研究和开发具有更好性能的新型纳米器件，为人类谋福利。
