Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Kinesin
Glide;.docked.kinesin.
motors.shuttle.
cargo-bound.MTs.from.
giant.lipid.sender.to.
giant.lipid.receiver.as.
a.new.form.of.
communication.
paradigm
N/A
Nanocommunication.
networking.and.
maintenance.for.advancing.
lab-on-a-chip.practicality;.
transfer.of.information.
between.biologically.and.
inorganically.based.
components.not.currently.
accomplishable.by.electrical.
or.optical.means
Modeled.low.system.
theoretically.proposed.(based.
on.a.combination.of.
mechanisms.and.data.from.
various.preliminary.
experiments)
Hiyama.and.
Moritani.
(2010)
Chemical.
molecular.
motor
Light.activation.to.
engage.chemical.
isomerism.cascades.for.
rotational.motion;.
(M,M)-cis-2b.and.
(M,M)-trans-1b.
reaction.produces.
(P,P),-cis-2a.and.
(P,P)-trans-1a.isomers.
(stable);.axially.
oriented.methyl.
groups.make.rotation.
possible
Oscillatory,.light-driven.
chirality.of.
trans-cis
.
conversions.produces.axial.
rotational.motion.that.
governs.the.color.of.liquid.
crystals;.color.varies.as.a.
function.of.irradiation.time.
(from.purple.to.red)
Synthetic.motors.may.be.
incorporated.into.inorganic.
devices.to.achieve.a.more.
reined.task.than.that.of.a.
generalized.biomolecular.
motor;.may.be.engineered.in.
the.future.to.perform.
countless.functions.
(self-healing.materials.and.
devices;.adjustment.of.
physical.properties.of.
materials.such.as.color,.
tensile.strength,.etc.)
Liquid.crystal.color.change.by.
energy.conversion.of.
molecular.motors.has.been.
experimentally.demonstrated;.
applications.of.synthetic.
molecular.motors.in.the.future.
may.envelop.roles.currently.
held.by.biomolecular.motors;.
increase.in.reinement.of.
devices.and.eficiency
van.Delden.
et.al..(2001)
MT,.microtubule.
