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Helical Molecular Programming
Author(s) -
Rowan Alan E.,
Nolte Roeland J. M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980202)37:1/2<63::aid-anie63>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , nanotechnology , computer science , process (computing) , function (biology) , macromolecule , architecture , materials science , molecule , chemistry , biology , programming language , biochemistry , organic chemistry , evolutionary biology , art , visual arts
From hexahelices to nanometer‐sized fibers: Helical molecular, macromolecular, and supramolecular structures have moved into the forefront of chemical research in the last years. The information that determines the formation and sense of the helical architecture can be incorporated in the constituent molecular building blocks. The combined use of several complimentary helical assembling techniques in a hierarchical process, a method used by nature, will ultimately allow the design and construction of helical architectures such as 1 with a predefined organization and function.