Origami: a versatile modeling system for visualising chemical structure and exploring molecular function
Origami: a versatile modeling system for visualising chemical structure and exploring molecular function
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DOI:
10.1039/c001044h
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发表时间:
2010-01
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3
通讯作者:
James Davis;R. Leslie;S. Billington;P. Slater
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作者:
James Davis;R. Leslie;S. Billington;P. Slater
The use of Origami is presented as an accessible and transferable modeling system through which to convey the intricacies of molecular shape and highlight structure-function relationships. The implementation of origami has been found to be a versatile alternative to conventional ball-and-stick models, possessing the key advantages of being both inexpensive and readily accessible. The challenge, tangible nature, sense of achievement and hence trophy-like status of the models were found to combine and serve as a potentially invaluable outreach resource in terms of transfer to the home environment, with most (>70%) participants) wishing to show them to friends and family. A range of models were constructed and their implementation as lecture aids in both secondary and tertiary curricula has been assessed.