Mechanically interlocked polymers (MIPs), such as polyrotaxanes and polycatenanes, are
polymer architectures that incorporate a mechanical bond. In a polyrotaxane, the …

Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

Over the past century, adsorption has been investigated extensively in equilibrium systems,
with a focus on the van der Waals interactions associated with physisorption and electronic …

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 …

All biological pumps are autonomous catalysts; they maintain the out-of-equilibrium
conditions of the cell by harnessing the energy released from their catalytic decomposition of …

Macroscopic electric motors continue to have a large impact on almost every aspect of
modern society. Consequently, the effort towards developing molecular motors,–that can be …

Pumps and motors are essential components of the world as we know it. From the complex
proteins that sustain our cells, to the mechanical marvels that power industries, much we …

One of the most influential books ever to have been written in the field of chemistry is e
Nature of the Chemical Bond by Linus Pauling [1], the first edition of which was published in …

Mechanically interlocked molecules are likely candidates for the design and synthesis of
artificial molecular machines. Although polyrotaxanes have already found niche applications …

Mechanically interlocked molecules are perhaps best known as components of molecular
machines, a view further reinforced by the Nobel Prize in 2016 to Stoddart and Sauvage …