An artificial CO2-driven ionic gate inspired by olfactory sensory neurons in mosquitoes

Xiaomeng Shang, Ganhua Xie, Xiang-Yu Kong, Zhen Zhang, Yuqi Zhang, Wei Tian, Liping Wen, Lei Jiang

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Abstract

A novel CO2-driven ionic gate, mimicking the function of olfactory sensory neurons of mosquitoes, is successfully developed by functionalizing the walls of the nanochannels using 1-(4-amino-phenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoro-ethanone. This artificial nanochannel can switch between the ON-state and OFF-state in the presence and absence of CO2, with an ultrahigh gating ratio of up to 1250, and has potential applications in CO2-related sensing, gating, and nanofluidic systems
Original languageEnglish
Article number1603884
Number of pages5
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume29
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Jan 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biomimetic
  • CO2-gated
  • Nanochannels
  • Wettability

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