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. 2002 Dec 16;8(24):5524-32.
doi: 10.1002/1521-3765(20021216)8:24<5524::AID-CHEM5524>3.0.CO;2-J.

The bottom-up approach to molecular-level devices and machines

Vincenzo Balzani  1 , Alberto Credi, Margherita Venturi
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The bottom-up approach to molecular-level devices and machines

Vincenzo Balzani et al. Chemistry. .

Abstract

The macroscopic concepts of a device and a machine can be extended to the molecular level. Molecular-level devices and machines are constructed by a bottom-up approach. The atom-by-atom bottom-up approach is unrealistic from the chemical viewpoint. The bottom-up approach molecule-by-molecule following the guidelines of supramolecular (multicomponent) chemistry has proved to be successful. The extension of the concepts of a device and a machine to the molecular level is of interest not only for basic research, but also for the growth of nanoscience and the development of nanotechnology.

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