Elastocapillarity-driven 2D nano-switches enable zeptoliter-scale liquid encapsulation.
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 Jan 2024
02 Jan 2024
Historique:
received:
09
08
2021
accepted:
03
12
2023
medline:
4
1
2024
pubmed:
4
1
2024
entrez:
3
1
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Biological nanostructures change their shape and function in response to external stimuli, and significant efforts have been made to design artificial biomimicking devices operating on similar principles. In this work we demonstrate a programmable nanofluidic switch, driven by elastocapillarity, and based on nanochannels built from layered two-dimensional nanomaterials possessing atomically smooth surfaces and exceptional mechanical properties. We explore operational modes of the nanoswitch and develop a theoretical framework to explain the phenomenon. By predicting the switching-reversibility phase diagram-based on material, interfacial and wetting properties, as well as the geometry of the nanofluidic circuit-we rationally design switchable nano-capsules capable of enclosing zeptoliter volumes of liquid, as small as the volumes enclosed in viruses. The nanoswitch will find useful application as an active element in integrated nanofluidic circuitry and could be used to explore nanoconfined chemistry and biochemistry, or be incorporated into shape-programmable materials.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38167702
doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-44200-3
pii: 10.1038/s41467-023-44200-3
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
Pagination
185Subventions
Organisme : Lloyd's Register Foundation (LRF)
ID : Designer Nanomaterials
Organisme : Lloyd's Register Foundation (LRF)
ID : Designer Nanomaterials
Organisme : National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore)
ID : NRF-CRP13-2014-03
Organisme : Ministry of Education - Singapore (MOE)
ID : MOE-T2EP50221-0018
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© 2024. The Author(s).
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