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The Bottom-up ApproachThe Bottom-up Approach

• Weak interactions between molecules

• Vesicles and micelles

• Thermodynamic aspects of self-assembling nanostructures

• Self-assembled molecular monolayers

• Kinetic control of growth: nanowires and quantum dots

Copyright Stuart Lindsay 2008

C60C60C70C70

Single wallSingle wall

Multi wallMulti wall

Graphene Graphene sheetssheets

Molecular carrier Molecular carrier and storageand storage

Charge transportCharge transport

Molecular wiresMolecular wires

•Drug delivery• Nucleic acid and protein sensing

K. A. Williams, P. T. M. Veenhuizen, B. G. de la Torre, R. Eritja and C. Dekker Nature 420, 761(2002)

Emission 530 nm

N N

N

N

N

N

Me2N

Me2N

Me2N

Me2NNMe2

NMe2

NMe2

N

N

NN

N

N

N N

NMe2

SO2 SO2

SO2

SO2

O2S

O2S O2S

O2S

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

OO

O

O

O

O

OO

OO

OOO

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O O

OO O

O

O

COOHBr Br

BrBrOHO

Eosin

E

DansNaph

UV abs

hh’’

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 3595

Un motore lineare che funziona con energia chimica

Stazioneammonio

Stazionebipiridinio

_ H+

+ H+

O

O

O

O O

O

O

OH2N

N

N+

+

+

_ H+

+ H+

A linear motor driven by chemical energyA linear motor driven by chemical energy

Ammoniumstation

Piridiniumstation

An artificial nanomotor driven by solar lightAn artificial nanomotor driven by solar light

Balzani, Leon, Credi, Ferrer, Venturi, Flood, Stoddart, PNAS, Jan 23, 2006

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