Dear Colleagues,

Ionic and molecular transport in polymer electrolytes and membrane channels controls the electrochemical properties of ion exchange membranes, lithium batteries and metabolism processes in living systems. Charge transfer and catalysis mechanisms in redox-active materials with a porous membrane-like structure and other functional systems should be understood. Revelation interconnection of the polymer structure, solvation particularities, and molecule and ion mobilities in different spatial scales is a key to transport mechanism understanding. The penetration of substances through cell membranes is an important fundamental task for the revelation of the principle of functioning of living systems. Biological active species are particularly attractive. Physics methods are very informative for these investigations. NMR became the method of choice. Solvent molecules, cation and anion diffusion in ion exchange polymeric membranes, polyelectrolytes for lithium batteries and model systems were revealed by pulsed field gradient NMR (PFG NMR). Water molecule and biologically active molecules permeability was estimated in erythrocyte, yeast and chlorella cells by PFG NMR. Now PFG NMR became a novel prospective application technique for synthetic and biological membranes.

This Special Issue «Elementary Processes of Electro mass Transfer in Functional Materials and Polymeric and Biological Membranes» of the journal Membranes seeks contributions of electro-mass transfer mechanism investigation in functional materials, which is necessary for new charge transport processes development and polymer electrolyte materials production. The issue is also devoted to biological system molecular exchange and association. Topics include, but are not limited to polymeric electrolyte materials and biological species. The main technique is NMR, but other experimental techniques, especially in aggregate with NMR, theoretical methods and approaches are very desirable. Authors are invited to submit their latest results; both original papers and reviews are welcome.

Dr. Irina Avilova
Prof. Dr. Vitaly I. Volkov
Guest Editors

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• polymeric electrolytes
• polymer electrodes
• membranes
• pore systems
• ionic channels
• biological systems
• cell membranes
• permeability
• molecular association
• hydration
• self-diffusion
• molecular and ionic transport
• solar cells
• electron transfer