From Ion Current to Electroosmotic Flow Rectification in Asymmetric Nanopore Membranes
Asymmetrically shaped nanopores have been shown to rectify the ionic current flowing through pores in a fashion similar to a p-n junction in a solid-state diode.Such asymmetric nanopores include conical pores in polymeric membranes and pyramidal pores in mica membranes.We review here both theoretical and experimental aspects of this Body Washes ion