The chapters in this volume describe bottom-up strategies and chronicle cutting-edge advances from several of the world's leading laboratories engaged in the development of molecular machines.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 was awarded jointly to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines".
Both Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Sir J. Fraser Stoddart have also contributed to this book.

This book presents critical reviews of the present position and future trends in modern chemical research. It provides short and concise reports on chemistry, each written by the world renowned experts. The information remains valid and useful after 5 or 10 years. More information, as well as the electronic version of the whole content, is available at: springerlink.com.

This series presents critical reviews of the present position and future trends in modern chemical research. It contains short and concise reports on chemistry, each written by a world renowned expert. This publication is still valid and useful after five or ten years. Scientists and practitioners in the mentioned fields and in industry will benefit from this series. Further information as well as the electronic version of the whole content is available at: springerlink.com

With contributions by numerous experts

With contributions by numerous experts

This series presents critical reviews of the present position and future trends in modern chemical research. The short and concise reports on chemistry are each written by world renowned experts. This series is still valid and useful after 5 or 10 years. More information as well as the electronic version of the whole content available at: springerlink.com.

Contents: M. Fricke, D. Volkmer: Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate Beneath Insoluble Monolayers: Suitable Models of Mineral-Matrix Interactions in Biomineralization?- H. Imai: Self-Organized Formation of Hierarchical Structures.- R. Kniep, P. Simon: Fluorapatite-Gelatine-Nanocomposites: Self-Organized Morphogenesis, Real Structure and Relations to Natural Hard-Materials.- K. Sato: Inorganic-Organic Interfacial Interactions in Hydroxyapatite Mineralization Processes.- C.K. Carney, S.R. Harry, S.l. Sewell, D.W. Wright: Detoxification Biominerals."

with contributions by numerous experts