Badjić Jovica D, Nelson Alshakim, Cantrill Stuart J, Turnbull W Bruce, Stoddart J Fraser
California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, USA.
Acc Chem Res. 2005 Sep;38(9):723-32. doi: 10.1021/ar040223k.
Multivalent interactions, which rely upon noncovalent bonds, are essential ingredients in the mediation of biological processes, as well as in the construction of complex (super)structures for materials applications. A fundamental understanding of multivalency in supramolecular chemistry is necessary not only to construct motors and devices on the nanoscale but also to synthesize model systems to provide insight into how biological processes work. This Account focuses on the application of multivalency to supramolecular chemistry in particular and the nanosciences in general.
多价相互作用依赖于非共价键,是介导生物过程以及构建用于材料应用的复杂(超)结构的关键要素。深入理解超分子化学中的多价性不仅对于在纳米尺度上构建马达和器件至关重要,而且对于合成模型系统以深入了解生物过程的运作方式也很有必要。本综述重点关注多价性在超分子化学特别是纳米科学中的应用。