Porphyrinic molecular devices: Towards nanoscaled processes

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1878-1887

  Latter, Melissa J ^a   Langford, Steven J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Logic operations; Molecular devices; Molecular rotors; Porphyrins; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; PORPHYRIN;

BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR ROTOR; NANODEVICE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

ELECTRON TRANSFER; LOGIC OPERATIONS; MOLECULAR DEVICES; MOLECULAR ROTORS; PORPHYRINS; SELF-ASSEMBLY;

COORDINATION COMPLEXES; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; HEMOGLOBINS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTONS; PORPHYRINS; ZINC;

EID: 77951933749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11041878     Document Type: Review

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