title: Synthetic self-assembled models with biomimetic functions.
abstract: Self-assembly can be considered a powerful tool in the hand of chemists for the understanding, modeling and mimicking of biological systems. The possibility of reproducing biological functions in synthetic systems obtained by self-assembly is envisioned as a modest but very important step towards the understanding of the mystery of life and its emergence on Earth.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology, MESA+ Research Institute, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiammengo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crego-Calama
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Reinhoudt
mesh_terms: D000495:Allosteric Site; D003580:Cytochromes / Q000737:chemistry; D004798:Enzymes / Q000737:chemistry; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D010788:Photosynthesis; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D043862:Rotaxanes
chemical_list: D003580:Cytochromes; D004798:Enzymes; D007473:Ion Channels; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D043862:Rotaxanes