The chapters in this volume describe bottom-up strategies and chronicle cutting-edge advances from several of the world's leading laboratories engaged in the development of molecular machines.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 was awarded jointly to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines". 
Both Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Sir J. Fraser Stoddart have also contributed to this book.

<p>V. Balzani, A. Credi, B. Ferrer, S. Silvi, M. Venturi: Artificial Molecular Motors and Machines: Design Principles and Prototype Systems

J.-P. Collin, V. Heitz, J.-P. Sauvage: Transition Metal-Complexed Catenanes and Rotaxanes in Motion: Towards Molecular Machines
T.F. Magnera, J. Michl: Altitudinal Surface-Mounted Molecular Rotors
N.N.P. Moonen, A.H. Flood, J.M. Fernández, J.F. Stoddart: Towards a Rational Design of Molecular Switches and Sensors from their Basic Building Blocks
E.R. Kay, D.A. Leigh: Hydrogen Bond-Assembled Synthetic Molecular Motors and Machines
S.D. Karlen, M.A. Garcia-Garibay: Amphidynamic Crystals: Structural Blueprints for Molecular Machines.</p>