University of Groningen, Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2009 Dec;13(5-6):705-13. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.08.006. Epub 2009 Sep 10.
Systems chemistry deals with complex systems which exhibit properties that emerge only through the collective behavior of its components. Selected examples of recent advances in this field include the spontaneous synchronization of oscillating reactions, new methodology for developing chemical systems that exhibit reaction-diffusion patterns, chiral symmetry breaking in dispersions of crystals, the emergence of self-replicators from molecular networks, and self-assembly under kinetic control.
系统化学研究的是复杂系统，这些系统表现出的性质只有通过其组成部分的集体行为才能显现出来。该领域的一些最新进展的例子包括：振荡反应的自发同步、开发表现出反应-扩散模式的化学系统的新方法、晶体分散体中的手性对称破缺、分子网络中自我复制体的出现，以及在动力学控制下的自组装。
