Molecular daisy-chain structures are typically made up of two interlocked components and can exhibit muscle-like contraction and extension in one dimension. Zinc-based multicomponent systems that can operate in two and three dimensions have now been designed and synthesized.
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Fournel-Marotte, K., Coutrot, F. Moving into another dimension. Nature Chem 9, 105–106 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2709
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