title: Smart molecules for imaging, sensing and health (SMITH).
abstract: This autobiographical review provides a personal account of the author's academic journey in supramolecular chemistry, including brief summaries of research efforts in membrane transport, molecular imaging, ion-pair receptors, rotaxane synthesis, squaraine rotaxanes, and synthtavidin technology. The article concludes with a short perspective of likely future directions in biomedical supramolecular chemistry.
authors.affiliation: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46530, USA.
authors.forename: Bradley D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Smith
keywords: fluorescence; ion-pair receptors; membrane transport; molecular imaging; rotaxane; squaraine