• In chemistry, mechanically interlocked molecular architectures (MIMAs) are molecules that are connected as a consequence of their topology. This connection...
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    include molecular self-assembly, molecular folding, molecular recognition, host–guest chemistry, mechanically-interlocked molecular architectures, and dynamic...
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    Catenane (category Molecular topology)
    (from Latin catena 'chain') is a mechanically interlocked molecular architecture consisting of two or more interlocked macrocycles, i.e. a molecule containing...
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    Polycatenane (category Molecular topology)
    and as catenanes they belong to the big family of mechanically interlocked molecular architectures (MIMAs). The characteristic feature of a polycatenane...
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    chemistry, a molecular knot is a mechanically interlocked molecular architecture that is analogous to a macroscopic knot. Naturally-forming molecular knots are...
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  • Mechanically-interlocked molecular architectures in Supramolecular chemistry comprises a.o., Catenane and Rotaxane molecules, and Molecular knot Interlock fabric...
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    Rotaxane (category Molecular electronics)
    rotaxane (from Latin rota 'wheel' and axis 'axle') is a mechanically interlocked molecular architecture consisting of a dumbbell-shaped molecule which is threaded...
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    syntheses of mechanically-interlocked molecular architectures such as molecular Borromean rings, catenanes and rotaxanes utilising molecular recognition...
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    work is molecular topology, specifically mechanically-interlocked molecular architectures. He has described syntheses of catenanes and molecular knots based...
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    Topoisomer (category Molecular topology)
    electrophoresis. Mechanically-interlocked molecular architectures Catenane Rotaxanes Molecular knot Molecular Borromean rings ^ New Molecular Topologies Beyond...
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    technologies. Some of the most advanced molecular switches are based on mechanically-interlocked molecular architectures where the bistable states differ in...
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    chemistry, molecular Borromean rings are the molecular counterparts of Borromean rings, which are mechanically-interlocked molecular architectures. In 1997...
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    supramolecular chemistry, cyclodextrins are precursors to mechanically interlocked molecular architectures, such as rotaxanes and catenanes. Illustrative, α-cyclodextrin...
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    chemistry, molecular Borromean rings are an example of a mechanically-interlocked molecular architecture in which three macrocycles are interlocked in such...
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    molecular motors, molecular robots and functional nanomachines. Using mechanically-interlocked molecular architectures he prepared a novel molecular information...
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  • United States Membrane-introduction mass spectrometry Mechanically interlocked molecular architectures Monthly Index of Medical Specialities, a guide to pharmaceuticals...
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    composed of macromolecules. A macromolecule is a molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition...
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  • the tooth. Primary mechanical role of DEJ is to act as a transitional buffer between enamel and dentin. The molecular architecture of the DEJ ensures...
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  • generative AI tool for materials design. The first two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked material is demonstrated by Northwestern University, consisting...
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    template-directed synthesis, where specific molecular templates can guide the assembly process toward predetermined architectures. Both experimentally and computationally...
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    known for his work on the molecular matrices of crystalline solids. Gilman was an admirer of Buckminster Fuller's architectural trusses, and developed a...
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    proteinaceous and the aragonite phases is high, indicating that there are molecular interactions between the components. In laminated structures with hard...
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    by interlocking panels. Synthetic ice is sometimes called artificial ice, but that term is ambiguous, as it is also used to mean the mechanically frozen...
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  • "Fmoc-Diphenylalanine Self Assembles to a Hydrogel via a Novel Architecture Based on π–π Interlocked β-Sheets". Advanced Materials. 20 (1): 37–41. Bibcode:2008AdM...
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    molecular interactions. Marcel Dekker Inc. New York, New York. pp. 27–59. ISBN 9780824703349. Iozzo RV (1998). "Matrix proteoglycans: from molecular design...
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    100 nm are easily produced, as well as complex structures with moving and interlocked parts. There are number of challenges and problems that should be addressed...
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  • combined ab-initio molecular-dynamics (AIMD) with quantum–chemical analyses to uncover how a prototypical rotaxane—a mechanically interlocked molecule in which...
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  • self-folding tubes with unprecedented control over their diameters and architectures at high resolution. The versatility of the approach is demonstrated...
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  • Microscope (SFM) An instrument able to image surfaces to molecular accuracy by mechanically probing their surface contours. Scanning Near Field Optical...
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    limited chemical components but complex material architectures that give rise to exceptional mechanical properties. Understanding the highly diverse and...
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