Archimedean-based supramolecular cages are stoichiometrically synthesized from a bent, X-type terpyridinyl ligand and Zn²⁺ or Cd²⁺ ions as described by G. R. Newkome, C. Wesdemiotis et al. in their Communication (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201503609). Triggered by either concentration or counterion changes, these unique materials undergo a fission–fusion process between a cuboctahedron and exactly two octahedra that is reminiscent of the well-known biological processes observed in cell replication.

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如GR Newkome，C.Wesdemiotis等人所述，基于弯曲的X-型吡啶基配体和Zn ²⁺或Cd ²⁺离子以化学计量合成基于阿基米德的超分子笼。在他们的交流中（DOI：10.1002 / anie.201503609）。由于浓度或抗衡离子变化的触发，这些独特的材料在立方八面体与正好两个八面体之间经历了裂变融合过程，这使人联想到细胞复制中观察到的众所周知的生物学过程。