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Les nanomachines moléculaires : De la biologie aux systèmes artificiels et aux dispositifs
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sauvage, J. |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Abstract | In biology, many rotary or linear motors play an essential role in numerous processes: synthesis and hydrolysis of ATP, transport of molecules (kinesin and dynein), functioning of the striated muscle, etc. In the course of the last decade, a few laboratories have proposed complex molecular systems, made in a totally artificial way, whose behavior is reminiscent of primitive machines or motors. A recent example is that of a molecular « muscle » based on a rotaxane dimer. Under the action of an external signal, the molecule is stretched or contracted, in a reversible way. The overall length of the « muscle » is either 8.5 nm (stretched situation) or 6.5 nm (contracted form). A few long-term potential applications will be discussed in the article. |
| Starting Page | 119 |
| Ending Page | 125 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://culturesciences.chimie.ens.fr/nodeimages/images/NanomachinesJPSauvage.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
