Stimuli-responsive self-assembly of nanoparticles

M Grzelczak, LM Liz-Marzán, R Klajn - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The capacity to respond or adapt to environmental changes is an intrinsic property of living
systems that comprise highly-connected subcomponents communicating through chemical …

Great expectations: can artificial molecular machines deliver on their promise?

A Coskun, M Banaszak, RD Astumian… - Chemical Society …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The development and fabrication of mechanical devices powered by artificial molecular
machines is one of the contemporary goals of nanoscience. Before this goal can be realized …

The nanotechnology of life-inspired systems

BA Grzybowski, WTS Huck - Nature nanotechnology, 2016 - nature.com
For some decades now, nanotechnology has been touted as the'next big thing'with potential
impact comparable to the steam, electricity or Internet revolutions—but has it lived up to …

From dynamic self-assembly to networked chemical systems

BA Grzybowski, K Fitzner, J Paczesny… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Although dynamic self-assembly, DySA, is a relatively new area of research, the past
decade has brought numerous demonstrations of how various types of components–on …

The pathway to intelligence: using stimuli‐responsive materials as building blocks for constructing smart and functional systems

X Zhang, L Chen, KH Lim, S Gonuguntla… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Systems that are intelligent have the ability to sense their surroundings, analyze,
and respond accordingly. In nature, many biological systems are considered intelligent (eg …

Repurposing of auranofin: Thioredoxin reductase remains a primary target of the drug

X Zhang, K Selvaraju, AA Saei, P D'Arcy, RA Zubarev… - Biochimie, 2019 - Elsevier
Auranofin is a gold (I)-containing compound used for the treatment of rheumatic arthritis.
Auranofin has anticancer activity in animal models and is approved for clinical trials for lung …

Nanoseparations: Strategies for size and/or shape-selective purification of nanoparticles

B Kowalczyk, I Lagzi, BA Grzybowski - Current Opinion in Colloid & …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper reviews techniques currently available for size-and shape-selective purification
of nanoscopic objects. The methods discussed range from variants of familiar …

Phototriggered spatially controlled out-of-equilibrium patterns of peptide nanofibers in a self-sorting double network hydrogel

K Nakamura, W Tanaka, K Sada… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Out-of-equilibrium patterns arising from diffusion processes are ubiquitous in nature,
although they have not been fully exploited for the design of artificial materials. Here, we …

Calcite precipitation induced by Bacillus cereus MRR2 cultured at different Ca2+ concentrations: Further insights into biotic and abiotic calcite

D Zhuang, H Yan, ME Tucker, H Zhao, Z Han, Y Zhao… - Chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
A key problem of how to distinguish between biotic and abiotic carbonate minerals in nature
and/or in the laboratory has confused researchers for some time. Although numerous …

Macromolecular crowding: how shape and interactions affect diffusion

T Skóra, F Vaghefikia, J Fitter… - The Journal of Physical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A significant fraction of the cell volume is occupied by various proteins, polysaccharides,
nucleic acids, etc., which considerably reduces the mobility of macromolecules. Theoretical …