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Efficient Designs for Powering Microscale Devices with Nanoscale Biomolecular Motors
Author(s) -
Lin ChihTing,
Kao MingTse,
Kurabayashi Katsuo,
Meyhöfer Edgar
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200500153
Subject(s) - microscale chemistry , microfluidics , nanotechnology , transducer , microelectromechanical systems , actuator , kinesin , nanoscopic scale , materials science , computer science , microtubule , electrical engineering , engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , mathematics education , mathematics , artificial intelligence
Current MEMS and microfluidic designs require external power sources and actuators, which principally limit such technology. To overcome these limitations, we have developed a number of microfluidic systems into which we can seamlessly integrate a biomolecular motor, kinesin, that transports microtubules by extracting chemical energy from its aqueous working environment. Here we establish that our microfabricated structures, the self‐assembly of the bio‐derived transducer, and guided, unidirectional transport of microtubules are ideally suited to create engineered arrays for efficiently powering nano‐ and microscale devices.