Chiral nanotechnology

Jing Zhang, M. Teresa Albelda, Yu Liu, James W. Canary

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Abstract

A review of chiral, nanoscale science and technology is presented, with the subject divided into two topics. The first discusses nanotechnology in the service of asymmetric synthesis, chiral separations, and analysis. The second topic concerns broader research in the nanotechnology realm, where molecular chirality plays a role in the properties of materials, including molecular devices, chiral supramolecules, chiral nanotubes, chiral fullerenes, and DNA nanotechnology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)404-420
Number of pages17
JournalChirality
Volume17
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005

Keywords

  • Asymmetric synthesis
  • Chiral fullerenes
  • Chiral nanotechnology
  • Chiral nanotubes
  • Chiral separations
  • Chiral supramolecules
  • DNA nanotechnology
  • Enantiomeric analysis
  • Molecular devices

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Pharmacology
  • Drug Discovery
  • Spectroscopy
  • Organic Chemistry

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