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Well‐Rounded Research: Nanotubes through Self‐Assembly
Author(s) -
König Burkhard
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199718331
Subject(s) - stacking , supramolecular chemistry , molecule , self assembly , reciprocal , membrane , nanotechnology , magic (telescope) , materials science , chemistry , physics , philosophy , biochemistry , organic chemistry , linguistics , quantum mechanics
No magic triggers the stacking of macrocycles to nantubes (see diagram). Instead, this is a consequence of complementarily and reciprocal molecules recognition of the subunits. The supramolecular structures than allow the transport of ions and molecules through membranes, just like their biological models.