Knotting a molecular strand can invert macroscopic effects of chirality
Nathalie Katsonis, Federico Lancia, David A. Leigh, Lucian Pirvu, Alexander Ryabchun, Fredrik Schaufelberger
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryChirality (physics)Supramolecular chemistryLiquid crystalCrystallographyMolecular motorChemical physicsKnot (papermaking)Crystal (programming language)Nanoscopic scaleNanotechnologyMolecular physicsCondensed matter physicsCrystal structureMaterials sciencePhysicsChiral symmetry breakingComposite materialSymmetry breakingQuantum mechanicsNambu–Jona-Lasinio modelProgramming languageComputer scienceSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials