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Dynamic Combinatorial Evolution within Self‐Replicating Supramolecular Assemblies
Author(s) -
Nguyen Rémi,
Allouche Lionel,
Buhler Eric,
Giuseppone Nicolas
Publication year - 2009
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/anie.200804602
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , autocatalysis , sigmoid function , replicate , competitor analysis , materials science , nanotechnology , computer science , chemistry , mathematics , physics , kinetics , artificial intelligence , crystallography , crystal structure , statistics , management , quantum mechanics , artificial neural network , economics
Survival of the fittest : Self‐assemblies made of dynamic block copolymers (dynablocks) can self‐replicate by catalyzing the formation of their own building blocks. Moreover, in competition experiments, the differential thermodynamic stabilities and autocatalytic efficiencies of these self‐assemblies lead to sigmoid growth of the most efficient self‐replicator and to depletion of its competitors.