Rapid communication: Ternary complex formation dramatically enhances Metal-sorbing vesicle selevtivity

摘要

Conventional wisdom derived from experimental and theoretical studies of metal ion transport in liquid membrane systems suggests that the selective behavior of closely-related metal-sorbing vesicles (MSVs) should depend on independent interaction of ions with the membrane-bound carrier and with the encapsulated water soluble chelator. From a theoretical perspective, however, interdependent interaction between carrier, chelator an metal ion in a ternary complex can be designed in to MSVs to augment significantly their metal ion selectivity.