Molecular valves for controlling gas phase transport made from discrete ångström-sized pores in graphene

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 785-790

  Wang, Luda ^a,b   Drahushuk, Lee W ^b   Cantley, Lauren ^c   Koenig, Steven P ^d,e   Liu, Xinghui ^a   Pellegrino, John ^a   Strano, Michael S ^b   Scott Bunch, J ^c  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e National University of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; CYTOLOGY; GOLD; GRAPHENE; NANOPORES; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

BIOLOGICAL CELLS; MOLECULAR COMPOSITIONS; MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS; MOLECULAR REARRANGEMENT; MOLECULAR SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR VALVES; SOLID-STATE NANOPORE; STOCHASTIC SWITCHING;

GASES;

GOLD; GRAPHENE; ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS; GAS TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR SIZE; NANOPORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID STATE; SURFACE PROPERTY; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING;

EID: 84941179387     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2015.158     Document Type: Article

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