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Title: Sonochemical Synthesis and Ion Transport Properties of Surfactant-Stabilized Carbon Nanotube Porins

Abstract

Carbon nanotube porins (CNTPs), short segments of carbon nanotubes stabilized by a lipid coating, are a promising example of artificial membrane channels that mimic a number of key behaviors of biological ion channels. While the lipid-assisted synthesis of CNTPs may facilitate their subsequent incorporation into lipid bilayers, it limits the applicability of these pores in other self-assembled membrane materials and also precludes the use of large scale purified CNT feedstocks. In this report we demonstrate that CNTPs can be synthesized by sonochemical cutting of long CNT feedstocks in the presence of different surfactants, producing CNTS with transport properties identical to those obtained by the lipid-assisted procedure. Our results open up a large variety of synthetic routes for CNTP production.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); University of California, Merced, CA (United States)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)
OSTI Identifier:
2229991
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-857426
Journal ID: ISSN 1948-7185; 1087428
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 14; Journal Issue: 41; Journal ID: ISSN 1948-7185
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; nanofluidics; carbon nanotube porins; biomimetic membrane channels; ion transport

Citation Formats

Zhao, Sidi, Gillen, Alice J., Li, Yuhao, and Noy, Aleksandr. Sonochemical Synthesis and Ion Transport Properties of Surfactant-Stabilized Carbon Nanotube Porins. United States: N. p., 2023. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01950.
Zhao, Sidi, Gillen, Alice J., Li, Yuhao, & Noy, Aleksandr. Sonochemical Synthesis and Ion Transport Properties of Surfactant-Stabilized Carbon Nanotube Porins. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01950
Zhao, Sidi, Gillen, Alice J., Li, Yuhao, and Noy, Aleksandr. Thu . "Sonochemical Synthesis and Ion Transport Properties of Surfactant-Stabilized Carbon Nanotube Porins". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01950.
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author = {Zhao, Sidi and Gillen, Alice J. and Li, Yuhao and Noy, Aleksandr},
abstractNote = {Carbon nanotube porins (CNTPs), short segments of carbon nanotubes stabilized by a lipid coating, are a promising example of artificial membrane channels that mimic a number of key behaviors of biological ion channels. While the lipid-assisted synthesis of CNTPs may facilitate their subsequent incorporation into lipid bilayers, it limits the applicability of these pores in other self-assembled membrane materials and also precludes the use of large scale purified CNT feedstocks. In this report we demonstrate that CNTPs can be synthesized by sonochemical cutting of long CNT feedstocks in the presence of different surfactants, producing CNTS with transport properties identical to those obtained by the lipid-assisted procedure. Our results open up a large variety of synthetic routes for CNTP production.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01950},
journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters},
number = 41,
volume = 14,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2023},
month = {Thu Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2023}
}

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