Dynamic guiding of motor-driven microtubules on electrically heated, smart polymer tracks
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Beitragende
Abstract
Biomolecular motor systems are attractive for future nanotechnological devices because they can replace nanofluidics by directed transport. However, the lack of methods to externally control motor-driven transport along complex paths limits their range of applications. Based on a thermo-responsive polymer, we developed a novel technique to guide microtubules propelled by kinesin-1 motors on a planar surface. Using electrically heated gold microstructures, the polymers were locally collapsed, creating dynamically switchable tracks that successfully guided microtubule movement.
Details
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 3434-3438 |
Seitenumfang | 5 |
Fachzeitschrift | Nano letters |
Jahrgang | 13 |
Ausgabenummer | 7 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 10 Juli 2013 |
Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
Externe IDs
Scopus | 84880156150 |
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ORCID | /0000-0002-0750-8515/work/142235532 |
Schlagworte
Forschungsprofillinien der TU Dresden
Schlagwörter
- Energy Transfer, Heating/methods, Kinesins/chemistry, Microtubules/chemistry, Molecular Motor Proteins/chemistry, Motion, Transducers