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 ability to manipulate the structure and function of promising nanosystems via energy
input and external stimuli is emerging as an attractive paradigm for developing …

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 …

Motor proteins are nature's solution for directing movement at the molecular level. The field
of artificial molecular motors takes inspiration from these tiny but powerful machines …

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 …

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

From motor proteins to molecular machines, supramolecular chemistry has been revealed
as a remarkable link to bridge the gap between biology, chemistry, and materials. Taking …

Biomolecular motors convert energy into directed motion and operate away from thermal
equilibrium. The development of dynamic chemical systems that exploit dissipative (non …

In mechanically interlocked compounds, such as rotaxanes and catenanes, the molecules
are held together by mechanical rather than chemical bonds. These compounds can be …

The year 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the first reports of polyrotaxanes in the
scientific literature. During the past three decades, many combinations of molecular rings …