Condensed-matter chemistry: from materials to living organisms

• 来源期刊: 国家科学评论（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（2）
• 页码范围: 191-194
• 页数: 4页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwy128

摘要

We have proposed, in a recent essay entitled'Towards a new discipline of condensed matter chemistry'[1], a new research field to study the functionalities and chemical reactions of condensed matter [2] with multi-level structures,characterized by strong intermolecular forces and local organizational order.In this perspective, we suggest possible ways to study their properties and reactions in relevance to specific organizational characteristics of their surroundings in the condensed-matter states, using solid-state materials with special functions and living organisms with complex high-order structures, specifically solidstate superconductive materials, catalysts and biological condensed materials (BCMs) in the context of synthetic and biological chemistry, as illustrative examples.Furthermore, we explore how such condensed-matter-based studies may lead to deeper understanding and insights about fundamental chemistry problems important to materials science and life sciences.