Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
August 16, 2026Interface FocusOpen Access

Entanglement by design: symmetry-guided periodic helical assemblies

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Authors

MEMyfanwy E. Evans

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Overview

Theoretical modeling demonstrates the construction of three-periodic tangled helical nets from crystal scaffolds, revealing recurring geometric motifs across crystalline and biological systems.

Key Points

  • To construct and analyze highly symmetric, three-periodic tangled nets and filaments using crystal network edges as geometric scaffolding.
  • Utilized familiar crystal nets as geometric frameworks to host n-fold helical windings along their edges.
  • Assembled and examined a representative gallery of symmetric three-periodic filament models to detect recurring structural motifs.
  • Demonstrated that complex three-periodic entanglements can be systematically synthesized using n-fold helical trajectories over crystal scaffolds.
  • Identified fundamental geometric motifs providing structural insights into how periodic tangles organize in crystalline, molecular, and biological materials.

Cite This Study

Myfanwy E. Evans (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8178fcf2fb91fc834ac214https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2026.0003
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1From toroids to helical tubules: Kirigami-inspired programmable assembly of two-periodic curved crystals from DNA origami2025
  2. 2Two-dimensional crystallization of pentagonal symmetric molecules2025
  3. 3Symmetry-guided inverse design of self-assembling multiscale DNA origami tilings2024
  4. 4Symmetry-Guided Inverse Design of Self-Assembling Multiscale DNA Origami Tilings2024 · 29 citations
  5. 5Triply Periodic Helical Weaves2024