Nanochemistry and Molecular Systems
The research activities are concerned with the development of atomic force microscopy-based techniques, probes and methods to manipulate and study individual molecules.
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e develop tools to probe chemical processes at the molecular scale, trigger and control them, and detect the induced mechanical response in situ and in real time.
The expertise covers the development of strategies for the chemical modification of AFM tips and for the chemical coupling between tips and surfaces to detect intra- or inter-molecular forces.
The main research areas of the group deal with molecular recognition between biological or synthetic species and between biological species and surfaces, the mechanochemical properties of (bio)macromolecular systems, the implementation of classical organic chemical reactions at the single molecule scale on surfaces, and the investigation of the basic principles of molecular machines operation.
Keywords: Single-molecule force spectroscopy, mechanochemistry of (bio)functional molecules, molecular forces, AFM.
CONTACT : Prof. Anne-Sophie Duwez
