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An autonomous chemically fuelled small-molecule motor

An autonomous chemically fuelled small-molecule motor

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An autonomous chemically fuelled small-molecule motor

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An autonomous chemically fuelled small-molecule motor

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature (London), 2016-06, Vol.534 (7606), p.235-240

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

A system is described in which a small macrocycle is continuously transported directionally around a cyclic molecular track when powered by irreversible reactions of a chemical fuel; such autonomous chemically fuelled molecular motors should find application as engines in molecular nanotechnology.
Nanomachines in the macrocycle lane
A molecul...

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An autonomous chemically fuelled small-molecule motor

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1795866974

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1795866974

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/nature18013

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