2019 Artificial Molecular Switches and Motors Gordon Research Conference
Abstract
The Gordon Research Conference on Artificial Molecular Switches and Motors will take place in Holderness, NH, June 9-14, 2019. The conference will focus on molecules that reversibly change their properties and structures (i.e., molecular switches) in response to external stimuli (e.g., light, pH, magnetic field, etc.). When unidirectional rotation/motion is the outcome of switching (i.e., molecular motors) then the smallest possible entities capable of performing useful work (i.e., molecular machines) can be envisioned and engineered. These two research thrusts lead to a truly interdisciplinary field, where organic and computational chemists work together on the design and synthesis of the adaptive compounds, while materials scientists, engineers and physicists help with their integration into functionally adaptive devices. The GRC will bring together practitioners in the field from these diverse areas of research and science to discuss latest advancement, foster interactions, start new collaborations, and map the future of the field. In general, switchable polymers, gels, liquid crystals, MOFs, and peptides will be described and their development into bio-mimetic adaptive dynamic systems, and work-producing out-of-equilibrium constructs will be discussed. Recent advances in using computational chemistry in designing and synthesizing switchable systems that can be used in controllable multi-site catalysis and muscle type functions will be reviewed. Finally, the use of molecular machines in developing smart surfaces, sensors and drug delivery systems, and in controlling electronic and magnetic properties of various compounds will be deliberated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 21, 2019
- Source ID
- W911NF1910171
Entities
People
- Ivan Aprahamian
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Gordon Research Conferences
- United States Army