Directed motion at the nanoscale is a central attribute of life, and chemically driven motor
proteins are nature's choice to accomplish it. Motivated and inspired by such …

The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …

Within living systems, molecular-scale responses to stimuli flow together into the intricate
and robust signal transduction networks that process information for an organism. Studies of …

Supramolecular chemistry mainly focuses on the chemical systems assembled by a discrete
number of molecular components through weak and reversible noncovalent interactions …

Objects in all dimensions are subject to translational dynamism and dynamic mutual
interactions, and the ability to exert control over these events is one of the keys to the …

We have collated various supramolecular designs that utilize organic donor–acceptor CT
complexation to generate noncovalently co‐assembled structures including fibrillar gels …

Chemical composition and architecture are two key factors that control the physical and
material properties of polymers. Some of the more unusual and intriguing polymer …

A rotaxane-based molecular shuttle has been synthesized in which the switching of the
position of a fluorescent macrocycle on the thread turns “on” or “off” the circularly polarized …

Conspectus The promise of mechanically interlocked architectures, such as rotaxanes and
catenanes, as prototypical molecular switches and shuttles for nanotechnological …

Supramolecular systems have applications in areas as diverse as materials science,
biochemistry, analytical chemistry, and nanomedicine. However, analyzing such systems …