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Directors |
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Prof. Seiji
Shinkai
Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Faculty
of Engineering, Kyusyu University |
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Prof. David
Reinhoudt
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University
of Twente |
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Counterpart Organization: University of Twente (The
Netherlands)
Supporting National Agency: The Netherlands Foundation
for Chemical Research (SON) |
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| Atomic/molecular recognition is a function
that living organisms had acquired during the phases from
molecular assemblies to the birth of life. This ability enables
them to smoothly conduct vital phenomena,self-storage, self-reproduction,
etc. Fully integrating "humans' wisdom" gained by
capturing "nature's wisdom" on recognition as scientific
phenomena, we aimed to artificially refabricate atomic/molecular-recognition
systems through the collaborative research with the Netherlands. |
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| With guest groups as a target used as molds
of physiologically active metals-amino acid, nucleobase, sugar,
steroid, etc., and appropriately applying the chemotransfiguration,
we established general index for the methodology. We first
succeeded in producing memory elements of glycomolecules using
fullerene, along with excellent findings: molecular-memory
fixation by the Sol/Gel Processing, the creation of ultra-micro
structures by carbon nanotubes, and mesoscopic 2D assemblies,
and so forth. |
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