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Molecular motor-powered shuttles along multi-walled carbon nanotube tracks.
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Nano letters [Nano Lett] 2014 Feb 12; Vol. 14 (2), pp. 876-81. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jan 08. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- As a complementary tool to nanofluidics, biomolecular-based transport is envisioned for nanotechnological devices. We report a new method for guiding microtubule shuttles on multi-walled carbon nanotube tracks, aligned by dielectrophoresis on a functionalized surface. In the absence of electric field and in fluid flow, alignment is maintained. The directed translocation of kinesin propelled microtubules has been investigated using fluorescence microscopy. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of microtubules gliding along carbon nanotubes.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1530-6992
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nano letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24382007
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/nl4042388