Towards boosting photosynthesis using a plant nanobionic approach for energy harvest

通过模拟细胞膜中的自然选择通道，该研究项目旨在开发具有垂直排列和化学可调传输纳米通道的新一代膜，用于高精度的溶质-溶质分离。该项目直接解决了膜领域的长期挑战--如何构建高精度的溶质-溶质分离膜--以区分具有相似尺寸、价态或电荷的溶质(离子或小分子)。尽管天然生物细胞膜中存在着高选择性的通道，但由于缺乏对膜受限通道中溶质传输的深入了解，以及现有膜无法在埃尺度上控制孔的几何形状和在分子水平上定制化学功能，如何利用合成材料精确构建实际应用的人工选择膜仍然是一个挑战。方法：1)二维材料的文献综述，包括：性质、合成和制备方法、表征方法、底物的使用。(B)分离目标：海水淡化、活性药物成分、锂卤水开采2)在衬底上合成和制备2D材料的实验工作，然后进行一些表征。3)分离目标的选择和分离纯化的实验工作。4)对结果进行合理的讨论和分析，并发表文章。

By mimicking natural selective channels in cell membranes, this research project aims to develop next-generation membranes with vertically-aligned and chemically-tuneable transport nanochannels for high precision solute-solute separations. The project directly addresses the long-standing challenge in the membrane field, - how to construct high precision solute-solute separation membranes - to discriminate solutes (ions or small molecules) with similar size, valence state or charge. Although highly-selective channels exist in natural biological cell membranes, how to precisely construct artificial selective membranes using synthetic materials for practical applications still remains a challenge, due to the lack of in-depth understanding of solute transport in the confined channels of membranes, and the inability of current membranes in controlling pore geometries at angstrom scale and tailoring chemical functionalities at the molecular level.Methodology: 1) Literature review of (a) 2D materials, including: properties, synthesis and fabrication method, chracterisation method, the use of substrate. (b) Separation target: desalination, active pharmaceutical ingredients, lithium brine mining.2) Experimental works on synthesising and fabricating 2D materials on substrate followed by some characterisation. 3)Selection of separation target and experimental works on separating/purifying.4) Rational discussion and analysis of the results followed by publication.