Chemical synthesis gets a fillip from molecular recognition and self-assembly processes.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
By drawing on nature conceptually, the practice of chemical synthesis can now be broadened in scope to include the supramolecular synthesis of supermolecules and their postassembly covalent modification to form mechanically interlocked molecules, which the chemist can use to build functioning nanosystems after the style of those found in the living world.
Medical subject headings
- Models, Chemical