Title :
Organized monolayer assemblies-their role in constructing supramolecular devices and in modeling evolution of early life
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Biophys. Chem., Gottingen, Germany
Abstract :
The following topics are considered: a simple supramolecular device; arranging molecules to form a supramolecular device; energy transfer in designed monolayer assemblies; electron transfer in designed monolayer assemblies; monolayer assemblies for elucidating the nature of photographic sensitization; exciton motion in a monolayer and its use for chemical sensing and signal amplification; monolayer assemblies to study design principles of photoinduced electron pumps; the lock-and-key concept and the programmed-environmental-change concept; origin of life-like systems viewed as an engineering problem
Keywords :
Langmuir-Blodgett films; biomolecular electronics; biosensors; evolution (biological); monolayers; reviews; chemical sensing; designed monolayer assemblies; early life evolution modeling; electron transfer; energy transfer; engineering problem; exciton motion; lock-and-key concept; molecules arrangement; organized monolayer assemblies; origin of life-like system; photographic sensitization; photoinduced electron pumps; programmed-environmental-change concept; signal amplification; simple supramolecular device; supramolecular devices construction; Assembly; Biological system modeling; Computational biology; Design engineering; Evolution (biology); Fabrication; Hydrocarbons; Nanobioscience; Nanoscale devices; Solvents;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
