Revealing Charge‐ and Temperature‐Dependent Movement Dynamics and Mechanism of Individual Molecular Machines
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DOI: 10.1002/smtd.201900464
Abstract: DOI: 10.1002/smtd.201900464 The construction of artificial molecularlevel devices and machines, both of which function with external stimuli, has attracted considerable attention in the areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Rotaxanes and pseudorotaxanes, well-known for their unique… read more here.
Keywords: molecule; single molecule; individual molecular; graphene ... See more keywords
The development of single molecule force spectroscopy: from polymer biophysics to molecular machines
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033583522000087
Abstract: Abstract The advent of single-molecule force spectroscopy represents the introduction of forces, torques, and displacements as controlled variables in biochemistry. These methods afford the direct manipulation of individual molecules to interrogate the forces that hold… read more here.
Keywords: single molecule; biophysics; spectroscopy; molecular machines ... See more keywords
Membrane-Active Molecular Machines.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00804
Abstract: ConspectusBoth biological and artificial membrane transporters mediate passive transmembrane ion flux predominantly via either channel or carrier mechanisms, tightly regulating the transport of materials entering and exiting the cell. One early elegant example unclassifiable as… read more here.
Keywords: ion swimmers; membrane; membrane active; molecular machines ... See more keywords
Molecular Assembly of Rotary and Linear Motor Proteins.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00015
Abstract: Molecular machines are an important and emerging frontier in research encompassing interdisciplinary subjects of chemistry, physics, biology, and nanotechnology. Although there has been major interest in creating synthetic molecular machines, research on natural molecular machines… read more here.
Keywords: motor proteins; chemistry; biomolecular motor; molecular machines ... See more keywords
Self-Resetting Bistable Redox Molecular Machines for Fullerene Recognition
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01856
Abstract: Addressing control over molecular machines resulting in variable output modulation by mimicking nature mechanisms is a current hot topic. The exploitation of reversibility in thiol/disulfide motifs in chemical systems flanked by nonplanar corannulene moieties capable… read more here.
Keywords: bistable redox; molecular machines; resetting bistable; self resetting ... See more keywords
Design of photo-activated molecular machines: highlights from the past ten years.
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DOI: 10.1039/c9cc06516d
Abstract: Molecular machines powered by light are appropriately designed multicomponent molecular structures that exploit photochemical processes to perform controlled movements. We discuss the advances in the design and investigation of light-driven molecular machines by presenting a… read more here.
Keywords: photo activated; molecular machines; highlights past; activated molecular ... See more keywords
Artificial muscles driven by the cooperative actuation of electrochemical molecular machines. Persistent discrepancies and challenges
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DOI: 10.1080/19475411.2018.1434256
Abstract: ABSTRACT Here we review the persisting conceptual discrepancies between different research groups working on artificial muscles based on conducting polymers and other electroactive material. The basic question is if they can be treated as traditional… read more here.
Keywords: cooperative actuation; driven cooperative; muscles driven; molecular machines ... See more keywords
Inferring Subsystem Efficiencies in Bipartite Molecular Machines.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.178401
Abstract: Molecular machines composed of coupled subsystems transduce free energy between different external reservoirs, in the process internally transducing energy and information. While subsystem efficiencies of these molecular machines have been measured in isolation, less is… read more here.
Keywords: efficiencies bipartite; subsystem efficiencies; bipartite molecular; molecular machines ... See more keywords
Light-activated molecular machines are fast-acting broad-spectrum antibacterials that target the membrane
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm2055
Abstract: The increasing occurrence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the dwindling antibiotic research and development pipeline have created a pressing global health crisis. Here, we report the discovery of a distinctive antibacterial therapy that uses visible (405… read more here.
Keywords: machines fast; activated molecular; mms; molecular machines ... See more keywords
Dynamic network of intermolecular interactions in metal-organic frameworks functionalized by molecular machines.
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn4426
Abstract: Molecular machines enable external control of structural and dynamic phenomena at the atomic level. To efficiently transfer their tunable properties into designated functionalities, a detailed understanding of the impact of molecular embedding is needed. In… read more here.
Keywords: interactions metal; dynamic network; metal organic; molecular machines ... See more keywords
Cooperative cargo transportation by a swarm of molecular machines
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DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.abm0677
Abstract: Cooperation is a strategy that has been adopted by groups of organisms to execute complex tasks more efficiently than single entities. Cooperation increases the robustness and flexibility of the working groups and permits sharing of… read more here.
Keywords: cargo; cooperative cargo; transportation swarm; cargo transportation ... See more keywords