Objetivo Water is essential for life on our planet and is the solvent of choice for Nature to carry out her syntheses. In contrast, our methods of making complex organic molecules have taken us far away from the watery milieu of biosynthesis. Indeed, it is fair to say that most organic reactions commonly used both in academic laboratories and in industry fail in the presence of water or oxygen. At the same time of course, chemical reactors are very different from the cellular environment where Nature s synthesis is carried out. This research proposal aims to incorporate some of the key characteristic of cellular reactors, i.e. confinement, compartmentalization and interfaces, into model droplet-based reactors. The envisioned reactors will comprise of monodisperse aqueous droplets in oil carrier phases with volumes ranging from pL to nL, produced in microfluidics devices or in tubing, in very large numbers. These droplets will have precisely determined interfacial areas, which can be used for the study of so-called on water reactions, a new area of synthetic chemistry rapidly gaining in interest. Furthermore, the interfaces can be functionalized with catalytically active surfactants and by confining the droplets into ever decreasing volumes, the effect of nanoconfinement on enzymatic and other reactions can be studied. Finally, individual droplets provide a completely compartmentalized environment, suitable for the study of single enzymes in a crowded environment, but also for systematic studies into communication between compartmentalized, mutually incompatible, reaction systems. This proposal presents a radically new approach to increasing our understanding of chemical reactions in confined spaces and at interfaces and provides a technological platform for the creation of chemically linked networks with emerging complexity. Ámbito científico natural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsfluid mechanicsmicrofluidicsnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryorganic reactionsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanetsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsenzymes Programa(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Tema(s) ERC-AG-PE4 - ERC Advanced Grant - Physical and Analytical Chemical sciences Convocatoria de propuestas ERC-2009-AdG Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación ERC-AG - ERC Advanced Grant Institución de acogida STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT Aportación de la UE € 2 147 726,00 Dirección HOUTLAAN 4 6525 XZ Nijmegen Países Bajos Ver en el mapa Región Oost-Nederland Gelderland Arnhem/Nijmegen Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Investigador principal Wilhelm Huck (Prof.) Contacto administrativo Job Broekhoven (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Beneficiarios (1) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT Países Bajos Aportación de la UE € 2 147 726,00 Dirección HOUTLAAN 4 6525 XZ Nijmegen Ver en el mapa Región Oost-Nederland Gelderland Arnhem/Nijmegen Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Investigador principal Wilhelm Huck (Prof.) Contacto administrativo Job Broekhoven (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos