Interfacial Super‐Assembled Hetero‐Structured Chiral Nanochannels for Enantioseparation Applications
Chirality is a fundamental property with profound implications in fields like pharmaceuticals, yet the separation of enantiomers remains a significant technical hurdle. This review chronicles the development of interfacial super-assembled hetero-structured chiral nanochannel membranes, a transformative approach for enantioseparation. We begin by systematically summarizing the construction of these hierarchical membranes from zero- to three-dimensional building blocks, employing a versatile toolbox of interfacial assembly strategies including phase inversion, electrospinning, and vacuum filtration. The design principles of pore-in-pore, pore-on-pore, and multichannel configurations are detailed, demonstrating how they break the conventional permeability-selectivity trade-off. The core transport mechanisms including diffusion-selective, adsorption-selective, and the recently proposed couple-accelerated-selective transport are elucidated. The review also surveys representative material systems, from metal-organic frameworks (MOF) to molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP). We conclude with a forward-looking perspective on persistent challenges, such as scalability and stability, and the immense opportunities presented by artifacial intelligence (AI)-assisted design and bioinspired dynamic membranes for the future of chiral technologies.
Authors
- Biao Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3251-5071)
- Kang Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8747-2980)
- Jianxin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8621-543X)
- Zhuo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2474-7769)
- Yanan Huang
- Nengqi Xu
- Jianming Pan
Institutions
- Jiangsu University (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Quzhou City People's Hospital (CN)
- Zhejiang Lab (CN)
- Quzhou University (CN)
- Pharmaceutical Formulations (United States) (US)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2026-04-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202523689
- Primary Topic
- Covalent Organic Framework Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China