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The fabrication and characterization of molecular
architectures is now a major area of interest of
contemporary chemistry. Research efforts in the
fabrication of molecular architectures of novel
properties have yielded substantial results in many
areas. Certain molecular structures with interesting
properties can now be converted into new functional
constructs of desired shapes and forms. However, the
unique properties, and consequently, the potential
applications of some of these new molecular
architectures are not fully known. Polyyne molecules
represent an interesting model as functional
molecular units, which can be converted into new
functional constructs that can find applications in a
high technology industry. Computational approach was
used to model the mechanical and electronic
properties of these molecules so that we can gain a
good understanding of these properties on the atomic
scale. The calculations revealed the intrinsic
properties of these molecules, which are presented in
the context of potential applications. The
fabrication and spectroscopic characterization of
gold-bound single-stranded oligonucleotides is also
demonstrated in this book. Researchers in the fields
of nanotechnology, materials science, molecular
electronics, biochemical sensing, gene mapping,
molecular recognition and medical diagnostics should
find the book useful.

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