摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/GB94/00032 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 17, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 17, 1995 PCT Filed Jan. 7, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/15701 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 21, 1994Current fluctuations typical of those observed with biological channels which are ion selective and inhibited by divalent cations and protons have been observed in synthetic membranes, and a process for controlling permeability of a synthetic membrane to ions and uncharged molecules may be used in a switch or sensor, for example to monitor the content of a solution, to trigger macroscopic events by local microscopic changes and to alter the ionic content of a solution e.g. desalination. |