Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 3241-3247Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b14505
Keywords
NO; light; nanofluidic diode; ion transport; gas detection; mass delivery
Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFA0206902, 2017YFA0206900]
- National Natural Science Foundation [21641006]
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Gas messenger molecule (NO) plays important roles in k(+) nanochannels, of guard cells by binding directly to the heme-containing enzymes. Inspired by this natural phenomenon, we developed artificial K+ nanochannels modified with ferroporphyrin, where NO triggered the nanochannels to turn ON states from NO ferroporphyrin blocked OFF states. The mechanism relies on the fact that NO has higher affinity with ferroporphyrin compared to carboxyl groups on the nanochannel surface. The synergistic effect of the released carboxyl groups and the conically asymmetric shape leads the ion transportation to be diode-like. However, the nanofluidic diode properties vanished after illumination with light to remove NO from the ferroporphyriti-NO complex. This NO and light,cooperative nanofluidic diode possesses excellent stability and reversibility, which shows great promise for use in gas detection and remote control of mass delivery.
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