Transportation of Micromachined Structures by Biomolecular Linear Motors
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چکیده
We have demonstrated a novel micro/nano transportation system using the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-driven biomolecular motors. Two kinds of linear biomolecular motor systems, microtubulekinesin [1] and actinmyosin [2], are investigated as driving mechanisms in the system. The rail molecules, microtubules, and actin are patterned on a glass substrate using a regular soft lithography technique with poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS). A few μm order micromachined structure coated with the motor molecules was transported along the rail molecules.
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