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- Title
The importance of thermodynamics for molecular systems, and the importance of molecular systems for thermodynamics.
- Authors
Ouldridge, Thomas E.
- Abstract
Improved understanding of molecular systems has only emphasised the sophistication of networks within the cell. Simultaneously, the advance of nucleic acid nanotechnology, a platform within which reactions can be exquisitely controlled, has made the development of artificial architectures and devices possible. Vital to this progress has been a solid foundation in the thermodynamics of molecular systems. In this pedagogical review and perspective, we discuss how thermodynamics determines both the overall potential of molecular networks, and the minute details of design. We then argue that, in turn, the need to understand molecular systems is helping to drive the development of theories of thermodynamics at the microscopic scale.
- Subjects
MOLECULAR crystals; THERMODYNAMICS; NETWORK analysis (Communication); NONLINEAR network analysis; SOCIAL network theory
- Publication
Natural Computing, 2018, Vol 17, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
1567-7818
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11047-017-9646-x