Molecular Pump
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© 2021 David Leigh
Description
Nanopunk illustration of nanotechnology research published in Nature. A molecular pump (blue and grey) "pulls" crown ether rings (copper and orange) out of solution by making use of clever chemical reaction kinetics. Various bulky chemical groups and fast or slow binding interactions allow the rings to collect on the long "axle" of the pump.
Featured Research
Amano, S., Fielden, S.D.P. & Leigh, D.A. A catalysis-driven artificial molecular pump. Nature 594, 529–534 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03575-3
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Concept sketch with rough models for molecular pump illustration
Models for molecular pump with initial version of water simulation