Interlocked molecules that pull hard when they fold.
Single-molecule force spectroscopy on oligorotaxane foldamers, showing they generate substantial force as they fold against mechanical load. Among the closest synthetic analogues reported so far to what a muscle protein does.
Carson J. Bruns, Associate Professor, ATLAS Institute and the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder.
Carson J. Bruns