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University of South Carolina

Single File, Everyone

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The building blocks that make up Shimizu's 'molecular straws' are cyclic organic compounds, which self-assemble into hollow tubes. The smaller ring (compound labeled 1; top) self-assembles into straws with narrow-bore interiors that can accommodate xenon atoms only in single file.

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Adapted from <i>ACS Nano</i>

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