Correlated motion and mechanical gearing in amphidynamic crystalline molecular machines
Ieva Liepuoniute, Marcus J. Jellen, Miguel A. Garcı́a-Garibay
Abstract
In this review we highlight the recent efforts towards the development of molecular gears with an emphasis on building molecular gears in the solid state and the role that molecular gearing and correlated motions may play in the function of crystalline molecular machines. We discuss current molecular and crystal engineering strategies, challenges associated with engineering correlated motion in crystals, and outline experimental and theoretical tools to explore gearing dynamics while highlighting key advances made to date.
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Molecular machineMotion (physics)Molecular dynamicsKey (lock)Function (biology)NanotechnologySolid-stateCrystal (programming language)Computer scienceMechanical engineeringEngineeringMaterials scienceChemistryEngineering physicsArtificial intelligenceComputational chemistryBiologyEvolutionary biologyProgramming languageComputer securitySupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesCrystallography and molecular interactionsOrganic and Molecular Conductors Research