Synthetic Molecular 8-19 Knot
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© 2016 David Leigh
Description
Molecular strands have been braided into a 20 nm continuous loop with eight crossings. The illustration depicts the synthetic molecular knot as a looped rope, with ions shown as iron and glass (chloride) spheres.
Featured Research
Danon, J.J., Krüger, A., Leigh, D. A. et al. Braiding a molecular knot with eight crossings. Science 355, 159–162 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal1619
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Initial concept sketch for knot
Developing the texture and “hairs” of the rope
In progress 3D models for the rope and spheres