Macroscopic contraction of a gel induced by the integrated motion of light-driven molecular motors

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 161-165

  Li, Quan ^a   Fuks, Gad ^a   Moulin, Emilie ^a   Maaloum, Mounir ^a   Rawiso, Michel ^a   Kulic, Igor ^a   Foy, Justin T ^a   Giuseppone, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACHINERY; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ENTANGLED POLYMERS; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; MECHANICAL PROCESS; METASTABLE MATERIALS; MOLECULAR MACHINES; MOLECULAR ROTORS; MOLECULAR SWITCHES; PHOTOSTATIONARY STATE;

QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT;

MOLECULAR MOTOR; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CLICK CHEMISTRY; CONJUGATE; CYCLIZATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; EVAPORATION; GEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; OXIDATION; PHOTOACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84926128566     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2014.315     Document Type: Article

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