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. 2016 Dec 20;7:13872. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13872

Figure 1. Switchable membrane separation.

Figure 1

Schematic illustration of tunable, remote-controllable molecular selectivity by a photoswitchable MOF membrane. The molecular feed mixture (left-hand side), where the molecules are depicted in red and blue, is separated by the nanoporous membrane. The molecular separation factor, giving the composition of the permeation flux (right-hand side), can be continuously tuned by light irradiation.