Synthesis of technomimetic molecules: towards rotation control in single-molecular machines and motors.
Technomimetic molecules are molecules designed to imitate macroscopic objects at the molecular level, also transposing the motions that these objects are able to undergo. This article focuses on technomimetic molecules with rotary motions, including gears, wheelbarrows and motors. Following the bottom-up approach the synthesis of technomimetic molecules grants access to the study of mechanical properties at the molecular level. These molecules are designed to operate as single molecules on surfaces under the control of the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope or atomic force microscope.
Rapenne
Gwénaël
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NanoSciences Group, CEMES-CNRS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, BP 94347, F-31055 Toulouse Cedex 4, France. rapenne@cemes.fr
D025181:ATP Synthetase Complexes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry
D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D025181:ATP Synthetase Complexes