An open-and-shut case: A switchable membrane gate for ionic species that operates by co-addition and removal of surfactant molecules is demonstrated (see picture). The permeability of the gate to specific ions can be manipulated and tuned by changing the nature and concentration of the surfactant.
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Schmuhl et al. (2006) studied this question.
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