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Selection of diverse polymorphic structures from a small dynamic molecular network controlled by the environment

The complex interplay between systems and their environment plays an important role in processes ranging from self-assembly to evolution. Polymorphism, where, from the same ingredients different products can be formed, is likely to be an important enabler for evolutionary adaptation. Environmental p...

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Autores principales: Bartolec, Boris, Kiani, Armin, Beatty, Meagan A., Altay, Meniz, Monreal Santiago, Guillermo, Otto, Sijbren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society of Chemistry 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9749116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36545148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2sc03909e
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author Bartolec, Boris
Kiani, Armin
Beatty, Meagan A.
Altay, Meniz
Monreal Santiago, Guillermo
Otto, Sijbren
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Kiani, Armin
Beatty, Meagan A.
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description The complex interplay between systems and their environment plays an important role in processes ranging from self-assembly to evolution. Polymorphism, where, from the same ingredients different products can be formed, is likely to be an important enabler for evolutionary adaptation. Environmental pressures may induce polymorphic behaviour, where different pressures result in different structural organisation. Here we show that by combining covalent and non-covalent bond formation three distinct polymorphs can emerge from the same small dynamic molecular network: vesicular aggregates, self-replicating fibres and nanoribbons, depending on the nature of the solvent environment. Additionally, a particular set of conditions allows the transient co-existence of both vesicles and fibres.
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spelling pubmed-97491162022-12-20 Selection of diverse polymorphic structures from a small dynamic molecular network controlled by the environment Bartolec, Boris Kiani, Armin Beatty, Meagan A. Altay, Meniz Monreal Santiago, Guillermo Otto, Sijbren Chem Sci Chemistry The complex interplay between systems and their environment plays an important role in processes ranging from self-assembly to evolution. Polymorphism, where, from the same ingredients different products can be formed, is likely to be an important enabler for evolutionary adaptation. Environmental pressures may induce polymorphic behaviour, where different pressures result in different structural organisation. Here we show that by combining covalent and non-covalent bond formation three distinct polymorphs can emerge from the same small dynamic molecular network: vesicular aggregates, self-replicating fibres and nanoribbons, depending on the nature of the solvent environment. Additionally, a particular set of conditions allows the transient co-existence of both vesicles and fibres. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2022-11-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9749116/ /pubmed/36545148 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2sc03909e Text en This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
spellingShingle Chemistry
Bartolec, Boris
Kiani, Armin
Beatty, Meagan A.
Altay, Meniz
Monreal Santiago, Guillermo
Otto, Sijbren
Selection of diverse polymorphic structures from a small dynamic molecular network controlled by the environment
title Selection of diverse polymorphic structures from a small dynamic molecular network controlled by the environment
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title_short Selection of diverse polymorphic structures from a small dynamic molecular network controlled by the environment
title_sort selection of diverse polymorphic structures from a small dynamic molecular network controlled by the environment
topic Chemistry
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9749116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36545148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2sc03909e
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