
pmid: 16486461
arXiv: cond-mat/0506084
Molecules that only differ by their chirality, so called enantiomers, often possess different properties with respect to their biological function. Therefore, the separation of enantiomers presents a prominent challenge in molecular biology and belongs to the ``Holy Grail'' of organic chemistry. We suggest a new separation technique for chiral molecules that is based on the transport properties in a microfluidic flow with spatially variable vorticity. Because of their size the thermal fluctuating motion of the molecules must be taken into account. These fluctuations play a decisive role in the proposed separation mechanism.
ddc:530, Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft), FOS: Physical sciences, Chiralität <Elementarteilchenphysik>, Molekulare Biophysik, Trennverfahren, Condensed Matter - Soft Condensed Matter, Isomer
ddc:530, Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft), FOS: Physical sciences, Chiralität <Elementarteilchenphysik>, Molekulare Biophysik, Trennverfahren, Condensed Matter - Soft Condensed Matter, Isomer
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