Advances Towards Synthetic Machines at the Molecular and Nanoscale Level

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Kristina Konstas¹  Steven J. Langford¹ 

[1] School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia; E-Mail:

关键词: molecular machines;    devices;    switches;    catenanes;    rotaxanes;    nanovehicles;    rotary motors;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms11062453

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The fabrication of increasingly smaller machines to the nanometer scale can be achieved by either a “top-down” or “bottom-up” approach. While the former is reaching its limits of resolution, the latter is showing promise for the assembly of molecular components, in a comparable approach to natural systems, to produce functioning ensembles in a controlled and predetermined manner. In this review we focus on recent progress in molecular systems that act as molecular machine prototypes such as switches, motors, vehicles and logic operators.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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