Molecular discrimination inside polymer nanotubules

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-117

  Savariar, Elamprakash N ^a   Krishnamoorthy, K ^a   Thayumanavan, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULES; NANOPORES; PORE SIZE; PROTEINS;

BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; LARGE BIOMOLECULES; LIGAND-RECEPTOR INTERACTIONS; MODIFIED MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DISCRIMINATION; NANOPOROUS MEMBRANE; SELF-ASSEMBLING; SMALL ORGANIC MOLECULES;

MEMBRANES;

POLYMER; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ELECTRICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR SIZE; NANOPORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 38949211424     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.6     Document Type: Article

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