Quantum and classical dynamics in condensed phases and complex systems

凝聚相和复杂系统中的量子和经典动力学

• 批准号: 5977-2012
• 负责人: Kapral, Raymond
• 金额: $ 7.29万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2012-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=513217
• 关键词: Quantum; classical; dynamics; condensed; phases

Designing and controlling self-propelled nanomotors and molecular machines is an important objective in nanotechnology. Achieving this objective could provide the basis for applications related to microfluidic devices, drug delivery and cargo transport. Nature has fabricated a large variety of molecular motors and we depend on the crucial roles they play in biological function. This has inspired scientists to copy nature and create artificial tiny structures that can propel themselves. These small machines are buffeted by the molecules in the environments in which they move and must be able to function effectively in spite of such strong perturbations. Proposed research deals with how chemically-powered nanomotors and protein machines may be modeled and how their operation can be described in theoretical terms.

设计和控制自推进纳米马达和分子机器是纳米技术的一个重要目标。 实现这一目标可以为与微流体装置、药物递送和货物运输相关的应用提供基础。 大自然已经制造了各种各样的分子马达，我们依赖于它们在生物功能中发挥的关键作用。这激发了科学家们模仿自然，创造出可以自我推进的人造微小结构。 这些小机器在它们运动的环境中受到分子的冲击，尽管有如此强烈的扰动，它们必须能够有效地发挥作用。拟议的研究涉及如何对化学动力纳米马达和蛋白质机器进行建模，以及如何在理论上描述它们的操作。