Pure Appl. Chem., 2008, Vol. 80, No. 8, pp. 1873-1882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200880081873
Artificial tongues and leaves
Abstract:
The objective with synthetic multifunctional nanoarchitecture is to create large suprastructures with interesting functions. For this purpose, lipid bilayer membranes or conducting surfaces have been used as platforms and rigid-rod molecules as shape-persistent scaffolds. Examples for functions obtained by this approach include pores that can act as multicomponent sensors in complex matrices or rigid-rod π-stack architecture for artificial photosynthesis and photovoltaics.
Keywords
lipid bilayer; nanoarchitecture; photosynthesis; photovoltaics; scaffolds; sensors.