A molecular machine is a series of molecules that can conduct different mechanical movements as a response to a stimulus. This is a key structure for the development of different cellular functions. Professor Lluïsa Pérez-García, from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences of the UB, took part in an international research led by the University of Nottingham, which has created a light-controlled artificial molecular machine. This study, published in the journal Nature Chemistry, is a first step for the development of a new family of these molecular structures with potential applications both in the field of nanomedicine and in the energy field.

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