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Molecular and supramolecular nanomachines

Molecular and supramolecular nanomachines
635-3056/01
čeština Molecular and supramolecular nanomachines
635-3056/02
angličtina

Summary

Student is acquainted with the issue of nanomachines - a relatively new and increasingly evolving area of nanotechnology. An unconventional view of molecular and supramolecular structures is presented in terms of their properties and functionality, and the knowledge of students in chemistry and physics of nanomaterials is further extended to understand the principles of nanomachines and the methods of controlling their intended motion. Wide range of nanomachines, from simple synthetic functional components to complex nanomachines based on synthetic and natural supramolecular structures is presented in this course. The first practical applications of the nanomachines are also discussed. The seminar is supplemented by many examples from the scientific literature.

Literature

GÓMEZ-LÓPEZ, M. and J.F. STODDART. Chapter 3 – Molecular and supramolecular nanomachines. NALWA, H.S. Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology: Volume 5. San Diego: Academic Press, 2000, pp. 225–275. ISBN 978-0-12-513760-7 .
BENNISTON, A. C. and P. R. MACKIE. Chapter 4 – Functional nanostructures incorporating responsive modules. NALWA, H.S. Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology: Volume 5. San Diego: Academic Press, 2000, pp. 277-331. ISBN 978-0-12-513760-7 .
MULLER, A.W.J. Were the first organisms heat engines? A new model for biogenesis and the early evolution of biological energy conversion. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 1995, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 193-231. DOI: 10.1016/0079-6107(95)00004-7.

Advised literature

DREXLER, K.E. Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology. 2nd ed. New York: Anchor Press, 1987. ISBN 978-0385199735 .
WANG, J. Nanomachines: Fundamentals and Applications. 1st ed. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2013. ISBN: 978-3-527-33120-8.
BALZANI, V., A. CREDI and M. VENTURI. Molecular devices and machines. Nano Today. 2007, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 18-25. DOI: 10.1016/S1748-0132(07)70055-5.
SAUVAGE, J.P., J.P. COLLIN, S. DUROT, J. FREI, V. HEITZ, A. SOUR and C. TOCK. From chemical topology to molecular machines. Comptes Rendus Chimie. 2010, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 315-328. DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2009.10.008.
SEEMAN, N.C. From genes to machines: DNA nanomechanical devices. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 2005, vol. 30, no. 3, pp.119-125. DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2005.01.007.


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Language of instruction čeština, angličtina
Code 635-3056
Abbreviation MOLNM
Course title Molecular and supramolecular nanomachines
Coordinating department Department of Thermal Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Jonáš Tokarský, Ph.D.