Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transport studies of ionic solutes through chitosan/chondroitin sulfate A (CHI/CS) polyelectrolyte multilayer membranes Subject The topic of the resource Chondroitin sulfate A; Ion selectivity; Layer by layer; Multilayers; Nano scale assembly; Polyelectrolytes; Polyions Description An account of the resource Nano scale assembling has led to the capability to directly control and enhance the capabilities and properties of a material through change of its structural makeup at the nano scale. A novel class of functional layers in which various properties can be tunable via in situ modifications of nanostructure through stimuli such as pH, capping, and salt addition provides a promising strategy to develop polyion responsive polyelectrolyte multilayer membranes (PEM's). The concentration (diffusion dialysis) and pressure dependent (ultrafiltration) studies of solution containing polyvalent ions through the chitosan/chondroitin sulfate A (CHI/CS) multilayers fabricated on ultipore membrane have been studied. The characterization of the bilayer pair was done with analytical instruments like ATR-FTIR, spectroscopic ellipsometry, SEM, AFM and finally TGA for water holding capacity. The characterization of bilayer pairs demonstrated the stability and integrity of bilayer pair. An important bilayer property such as water holding capacity and ion permeability across it was examined and a positive correlation was found with increase in number of bilayers. The possibility of capping a fabricated bilayer with another polyelectrolyte, polyethylene glycol (PEG) was used to examine the extend of efficiency. The permeation rate of ions across bilayers increased with makeup salt concentration was observed with capping. An increase in selectivity was observed with increase in the number of bilayers for Na+/Cu2+, Na+/Ag+ and Na+/Mn3+. 12.5 hybrid CHI/CS-PEG membranes shows a selectivity of 38.52 for Cl-/PO43- with a permeation rate of 37.54 10-5 cms-1 and 4.23 10-5 cms-1 respectively for Cl- and PO43-. The transport profile of a model vitamin, ascorbic acid (AA) through CHI/CS multilayers showed the capability of bilayer membrane for selective solute transport. 2020 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chandra P.N.; Mohan M.K. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Nano Express, Vol-1, No. 2 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Institute of Physics Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-959X/ab9fd3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-959X/ab9fd3</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129333938&amp;doi=10.1088%2F2632-959X%2Fab9fd3&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=98e068f8b3cdee67dedb32dade17510c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129333938&amp;doi=10.1088%2f2632-959X%2fab9fd3&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=98e068f8b3cdee67dedb32dade17510c</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 2632959X Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chandra P.N., P.G. and Research Department of Chemistry, Sree Narayana College Kollam, Kerala, 691001, India, Advanced Centre of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 686560, India; Mohan M.K., Kerala Department of Sciences and Humanities, Christ University Faculty of Engineering Bangalore, Karnataka, 560074, India