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Tunable Water Channels with Carbon Nanoscrolls
Author(s) -
Shi Xinghua,
Cheng Yuan,
Pugno Nicola M.,
Gao Huajian
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200902286
Subject(s) - materials science , nanotechnology , carbon fibers , electric field , drug delivery , molecular dynamics , chemistry , physics , computational chemistry , quantum mechanics , composite number , composite material
Molecular dynamics simulations and theoretical analyses are performed to show that the flow rate of water through the core of carbon nanoscrolls (CNSs) can be adjusted over a broad range through the effective surface energy, which in turn can be tuned by an applied DC or AC electric field. The results suggest that the CNSs hold great promise for applications such as tunable water and ion channels, nanofluidic devices, and nanofilters, as well as tunable gene‐ and drug‐delivery systems.