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¹Gulliver UMR CNRS 7083, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, 75005 Paris, France. olivier.rivoire@espci.fr.

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Researchers designed artificial catalysts using programmable building blocks to accelerate chemical reactions. This breakthrough enables self-regulated artificial systems with bio-inspired functions, mimicking biological catalysis in physical systems.

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Millifluidics for Chemical Synthesis and Time-resolved Mechanistic Studies

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Area of Science:

Artificial catalysis
Chemical reaction engineering
Bio-inspired materials

Background:

Catalysis accelerates chemical reactions and is vital in biology.
Artificial systems lack the catalytic capabilities found in living organisms.
Emulating biological functionalities requires artificial catalytic components.

Purpose of the Study:

To design and demonstrate an artificial catalyst using programmable building blocks.
To accelerate a fundamental chemical reaction, bond cleavage, using a minimal catalyst design.
To establish design rules for artificial catalysts applicable to various scales.

Main Methods:

Utilized coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations and theoretical analysis.
Designed catalysts from spherical building blocks with programmable potentials.
Compared reaction times for bond dissociation with and without the catalyst.

Main Results:

A rigid dimer catalyst design was shown to accelerate bond cleavage.
Derived geometrical and physical constraints for catalyst design.
Identified reaction conditions for emergent catalysis.

Conclusions:

A general framework for designing artificial catalysts was established.
The design rules are applicable to diverse experimental systems, from micro- to macroscales.
This work paves the way for self-regulated artificial systems with bio-inspired functionalities.