Molecular Building Blocks and Their Architecture in Biologically/Environmentally Compatible Soft Matter Chemical Machinery

Taro Toyota; Taisuke Banno; Sachiko Nitta; Masahiro Takinoue; Tomonori Nomoto; Yuno Natsume; Shuichi Matsumura; Masanori Fujinami

doi:10.5650/jos.ess14190

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Molecular Building Blocks and Their Architecture in Biologically/Environmentally Compatible Soft Matter Chemical Machinery

Taro Toyota, Taisuke Banno, Sachiko Nitta, Masahiro Takinoue, Tomonori Nomoto, Yuno Natsume, Shuichi Matsumura, Masanori Fujinami

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Taro Toyota
Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Department of Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
Precursory Research of Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Taisuke Banno
Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Sachiko Nitta
Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology, Fukuyama University
Masahiro Takinoue
Precursory Research of Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Department of Computational Intelligence and Systems Science, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tomonori Nomoto
Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University
Yuno Natsume
Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Japan Women’s University
Shuichi Matsumura
Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Masanori Fujinami
Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University

Keywords: interfacial tension, quasi-elastic laser scattering, environmentally benign surfactant, biocompatible polymer, emulsion, micelle, vesicle, protocell model, drug delivery carrier, cell/tissue maker, DNA computing, dissipation system

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Article ID: ess14190

DOI https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess14190

The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 63 (2014), No. 11 pp. 1085-1098

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Abstract

This review briefly summarizes recent developments in the construction of biologically/environmentally compatible chemical machinery composed of soft matter. Since environmental and living systems are open systems, chemical machinery must continuously fulfill its functions not only through the influx and generation of molecules but also via the degradation and dissipation of molecules. If the degradation or dissipation of soft matter molecular building blocks and biomaterial molecules/polymers can be achieved, soft matter particles composed of them can be used to realize chemical machinery such as self-propelled droplets, drug delivery carriers, tissue regeneration scaffolds, protocell models, cell-/tissue-markers, and molecular computing systems.

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