Explores the design and synthesis of interlocked molecules like catenanes and rotaxanes, along with the structural and symbolic significance of knots and Borromean rings.
Explores recent developments in metallacycles, molecular squares, cages, and helicates via coordination, highlighting sequence-selective peptide recognition and self-recognition in helicates.
Covers the basics of supramolecular chemistry, including self-assembly processes and molecular interactions such as hydrogen bonding and cation-π interactions.
Explores the self-assembly of heterobimetallic systems to create robust duplexes in water, emphasizing the importance of synthetic H-bond systems for materials fabrication.
Explores self-organized growth at surfaces and covers instrumentation, destructive exposure, manipulation with SIM, nanostructures, and thin film growth.
Explores methods for probe immobilization on surfaces, including self-assembly and peptide bonds, discussing the role of hydrophobic interactions and kinetic models.