Molecular dynamics simulations are carried out to determine the effects of channel wall structure on water and ion properties. We compare hydrophobic ~Lennard-Jones 5-3 and atomic! and molecular-hydrophilic cylindrical pores of 2–6 Å in effective radius, relevant to the study of most significant biological ion channels including gramicidin A, ACh, and potassium channels, and to the study of man...

Back Cover: In article number 2000730 by Andreas Lendlein and co-workers, a temperature-controlled micro-bench vise is applied to program anisotropic PDLCL foams into temporary shape observe their stress-free recovery upon heating. Differences in the geometry of pore deformationen along two axes system become apparent during deformations. Most pores recover original shapes with considerable red...

During recent years, the anodization of aluminum, due to its great commercial significance, represents one of the most important and widespread method used for the synthesis of ordered nanostructures. Whose geometry is controlled by diverse synthesis factors which include the voltage applied, the temperature of the electrochemical environment in which the synthesis is carried out, the reagent u...

Recently developed nanometer-sized synthetic pores display several properties so far believed to be distinctive features of a large variety of biological wide ion channels. Thus conductance in the pS-nS range, pH-dependent ion selectivity, fluctuations of current between open and closed states, flux inhibition caused by protons or divalent cations, current rectification, and the ability to perf...

Seismic wave propagation in porous rocks that are saturated with a liquid exhibits significant dispersion and attenuation due to fluid flow at the pore scale, so-called squirt flow. This phenomenon takes place compliant flat pores such as microcracks grain contacts connected stiffer isometric pores. Accurate quantitative description is crucial for inverting rock properties from seismic attribut...

The wetting behavior of two-phase systems confined inside cylindrical pores is studied theoretically. The confined geometry gives rise to wetting configurations, or microstructures, which have no analog in the wellstudied planar case. Many features observed in experiments on binary liquid mixtures in porous media, previously interpreted in terms of random fields, are shown to be consistent with...