The bottom-up approach to molecular-level devices and machines.
The macroscopic concepts of a device and a machine can be extended to the molecular level. Molecular-level devices and machines are constructed by a bottom-up approach. The atom-by-atom bottom-up approach is unrealistic from the chemical viewpoint. The bottom-up approach molecule-by-molecule following the guidelines of supramolecular (multicomponent) chemistry has proved to be successful. The extension of the concepts of a device and a machine to the molecular level is of interest not only for basic research, but also for the growth of nanoscience and the development of nanotechnology.
Balzani
Vincenzo
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Dipartimento di Chimica G. Ciamician Università di Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy. vbalzani@ciam.unibo.it
Credi
Alberto
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Venturi
Margherita
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