This kind of extreme selectivity, while prominent in nature, is unprecedented for a synthetic structure, says University at Buffalo chemistry professor Bing Gong…
“The idea for this research originated from the biological world, from our hope to mimic biological structures, and we were thrilled by the results,†Gong says. “We have created the first quantitatively confirmed synthetic water channel. Few synthetic pores are so highly selective.†Continued at http://www.futurity.org