This critical review covers progress with synthetic transport systems, particularly ion
channels and pores, between January 2006 and December 2009 in a comprehensive …

Guanine and related nucleobases such as guanosine, deoxyguanosine and isoguanosine
are notable molecular tools for designing functional supramolecular assemblies. This …

An artificial channel molecule 1 that mimics the shape and function of the ClC channel
selective pore was described. To facilitate the transport of chloride along a unimolecular …

Intrigued by transannular interactions occurring in stacked aromatic molecules, chemists
have long endeavored to engineer discrete stacks of specific lengths and orientation. The …

Potassium is especially crucial in modulating the activity of muscles and nerves whose cells
have specialized ion channels for transporting potassium. Normal body function extremely …

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are extended structures composed of a network of organic
ligands and metal ions or clusters connected to each other via coordination bonds. The …

Stimulus-responsive reversible transformation between two structural conformers is an
essential process in many biological systems. An example of such a process is the …

The transport of molecules and ions across nanometer-scaled pores, created by natural or
artificial molecules, is a phenomenon of both fundamental and practical significance …

A long-standing aim in molecular self-assembly is the development of synthetic nanopores
capable of mimicking the mass-transport characteristics of biological channels and pores …

Synthetic ion channels have been known for nearly three decades, but it is only in the past
decade that analysis of the currents these ionic conductors carry has become a standard …