The pathway to intelligence: using stimuli‐responsive materials as building blocks for constructing smart and functional systems
Abstract Systems that are intelligent have the ability to sense their surroundings, analyze,
and respond accordingly. In nature, many biological systems are considered intelligent (eg …
and respond accordingly. In nature, many biological systems are considered intelligent (eg …
From autocatalysis to survival of the fittest in self-reproducing lipid systems
MG Howlett, SP Fletcher - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Studying autocatalysis—in which molecules catalyse their own formation—might help to
explain the emergence of chemical systems that exhibit traits normally associated with …
explain the emergence of chemical systems that exhibit traits normally associated with …
Mechanosensitive self-replication driven by self-organization
Self-replicating molecules are likely to have played an important role in the origin of life, and
a small number of fully synthetic self-replicators have already been described. Yet it remains …
a small number of fully synthetic self-replicators have already been described. Yet it remains …
Diversification of self-replicating molecules
How new species emerge in nature is still incompletely understood and difficult to study
directly. Self-replicating molecules provide a simple model that allows us to capture the …
directly. Self-replicating molecules provide a simple model that allows us to capture the …
Molecular networks come of age
JR Nitschke - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
The advent of sophisticated analytical tools enables the collective behaviour of networks of
interacting molecules to be studied. The emerging field of systems chemistry promises to …
interacting molecules to be studied. The emerging field of systems chemistry promises to …
Catalysis in a cationic coordination cage using a cavity-bound guest and surface-bound anions: Inhibition, activation, and autocatalysis
W Cullen, AJ Metherell, AB Wragg… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The Kemp elimination (reaction of benzisoxazole with base to give 2-cyanophenolate) is
catalyzed in the cavity of a cubic M8L12 coordination cage because of a combination of (i) …
catalyzed in the cavity of a cubic M8L12 coordination cage because of a combination of (i) …
Exponential self-replication enabled through a fibre elongation/breakage mechanism
M Colomb-Delsuc, E Mattia, JW Sadownik… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Self-replicating molecules are likely to have played a central role in the origin of life. Most
scenarios of Darwinian evolution at the molecular level require self-replicators capable of …
scenarios of Darwinian evolution at the molecular level require self-replicators capable of …
Chance emergence of catalytic activity and promiscuity in a self-replicator
How life can emerge from inanimate matter is one of the grand questions in science. Self-
replicating molecules are necessary for the transition from chemistry to biology, but they …
replicating molecules are necessary for the transition from chemistry to biology, but they …
Mastering fundamentals of supramolecular design with carboxylic acids. Common lessons from X-ray crystallography and scanning tunneling microscopy
O Ivasenko, DF Perepichka - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogen bonding is one of the most important non-covalent interactions in both biological
(DNA, peptides, saccharides etc.) and artificial systems (various soft materials, host–guest …
(DNA, peptides, saccharides etc.) and artificial systems (various soft materials, host–guest …
Solvent-free autocatalytic supramolecular polymerization
Solvent-free chemical manufacturing is one of the awaited technologies for addressing an
emergent issue of environmental pollution. Here, we report solvent-free autocatalytic …
emergent issue of environmental pollution. Here, we report solvent-free autocatalytic …