Objective Today, one of the greatest challenges facing physics, chemistry, and (bio)materials science, is to precisely design molecules so as to program their spontaneous bottom-up assembly into functional nano-objects and materials, based on recognition and self-organization processes. Beyond that, in order to reach higher-performing new materials and to bridge the gap between materials science and life science, it appears essential to bring together both multiple responsive levels of hierarchical organization and time-dependent processes.The objectives of the SelfChem research project are part of this bundle of explorations and thus lie within an area inquiry which encompasses a better understanding of complex systems, self-organization, and emergence of order from chaos. The main specificity and novelty of the SelfChem project is to focus on an issue that has not been approached to date, namely the possibility to transfer chemical or physical information, in space and time, through the self-induced organization of their own supramolecular carriers. In other words, we wish to show that the circulation of information can be the driving force for the self-assembly of systems that will in turn serve to transfer this very information. The main axes of the proposal are three-fold and deal with: a) the duplication of chemical information towards several generations of bounded systems that couple small molecular self-replicators within self-replicating vesicles (reproduction); b) the transfer and conversion of chemical information between two compartments separated by a non permeable membrane (transduction); and c) the transport of physical information, i.e. electric charges, by the enforced self-organization of molecular wires between two electrodes (conduction). In addition to these fundamental investigations, we plan to use the knowledge produced for the design of smart, responsive, and adaptive (bio)materials. Programme(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) Topic(s) ERC-SG-PE5 - ERC Starting Grant - Materials and Synthesis Call for proposal ERC-2010-StG_20091028 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Coordinator CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS Address Rue michel ange 3 75794 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Principal investigator Nicolas Giuseppone (Prof.) Administrative Contact Patrice Soullie (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Beneficiaries (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France EU contribution € 1 494 075,00 Address Rue michel ange 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Principal investigator Nicolas Giuseppone (Prof.) Administrative Contact Patrice Soullie (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
