Seminar - “Biomimetic Membranes Based on Aquaporin Z for Water Purification”, TONG Yen Wah, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
ABSTRACT: The regulation of intracellular water activity is a necessary characteristic of many physiological functions in all living organisms. The high water transport rate across cell membranes is due to a type of water channel protein, aquaporin. The unique selectivity, high water transport capability, and low activation energy of aquaporins have garnered strong scientific interests with many studies concentrating on the fabrication of biomimetic membranes based on the reconstitution of aquaporins into self-assembled amphiphilic lipid or polymer bilayers.