BIo-Organics NanostructurIng for molecular electroniCS (BIONICS)

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Klaus Müllen
• Subject Area: Preparatory and Physical Chemistry of Polymers
• Term: from 2003 to 2008
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 5415129

This project will bring together molecular biology and chemistry to construct new hybrid bio-organic macromolecules and nanostructures based on DNA networks. Binding between two complementary DNA-strands is a flexible and programmable specific molecular recognition process that can be employed on a synthetic scale. Macromolecules, such as conjugated oligomers or dendrimers, can be synthesised to have reactive functionalisations at multiple locations and a defined spatial shape spanning from the nm to the mm scale. We propose a rational protocol for the preparation of hybrid bio-organic building blocks serving as star-shaped "corner stones" in a DNA-based architecture. Control over the functional groups of the building blocks will enable programmed functional and structural changes to the assembled mesoscopic structures and will give access to planar or three-dimensional, linear, branched or reticulated structures. Space- and time-resolved fluorescence measurements on chromophore- containing architectures as well as scanning probe microscopy will grant insights into the physico-chemical properties of the building blocks and of the mesoscopic struc - tures, necessary for the future development of new molecular (opto)electronic devices. Niederländischer Kostenplan (2): a) personnel costs (3 years) 138.000,00 EUR b) material costs (3 years) 42.000,00 EUR Total 180.000,00 EUR Italienischer Kostenplan (3): a) personnel costs (3 years) 120.000,00 EUR b) material costs (3 years) 57.998,00 EUR Total 177.998,00 EUR Italienischer Kostenplan (4): a) personnel costs (3 years) 120.000,00 EUR b) material costs (3 years) 258.000,00 EUR Total 378.000,00 EUR Equipment: STM and SFM operating in air, liquid and under gases 200.000,00 EUR Upgrade workstations for Molecular Mechanics simulations 25.000,00 EUR Belgischer Kostenplan (5): a) personnel costs (3 years) 180.000,00 EUR b) material costs (3 years) 33.000,00 EUR Total 213.000,00 EUR Englischer Kostenplan (6): a) personnel costs (3 years) 138.990,00 EUR b) material costs (3 years) 66.000,00 EUR Total 204.990,00 EUR Vorgutachten und Stellungnahme des Review-Panel: siehe folgende Seiten

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom
• Participating Persons: Professor Dr. Richard H. Friend; Professor Dr. Roeland J.M. Nolte; Professor Dr. Bruno Samorì; Professor Dr. Paolo Samorì; Professor Dr. Frans De Schryver