Hydrogen-bonded water-wires/clusters −Toward natural selectivity of artificial water channels
Journal: Coordination Chemistry Reviews
Year: 2024

Efforts toward the denovo design of artificial water channels have been made over the last decades to understand the selectivity of water transport through membranes and their applications in water purification and desalination. Currently, many insights are needed to elucidate the complex selective water vs ion/proton transport mechanism through Å-scaled artificial water channels. Generally, a narrow pore is required for driving off large ions or solutes and selectively allowing only water molec