The dynamic cytoskeletal components, biomolecular motors and their associated filaments,
can be integrated in vitro with synthetic components to enable nanoscale transport systems …

Biological materials naturally display an astonishing variety of sophisticated nanostructures
that are difficult to obtain even with the most technologically advanced synthetic …

The outcome of a self-assembly process is not only determined by the specified connections
between building blocks, but also by the means of bringing building blocks into contact and …

Delivers comprehensive coverage of key subjects in self-assembly and nanotechnology,
approaching these and related topics with one unified concept. Designed for students and …

Biological molecular motors that are constrained so that function is effectively limited to
predefined nanosized tracks may be used as molecular shuttles in nanotechnological …

Since the late 1990s, efforts have been made to utilize cytoskeletal filaments, propelled by
molecular motors, for nanobiotechnological applications, for example, in biosensing and …

Portable biosensor systems would benefit from reduced dependency on external power
supplies as well as from further miniaturization and increased detection rate. Systems built …

Nanoscale sensors enable the detection of analytes with improved signal-to-noise ratio but
suffer from mass transport limitations. Molecular shuttles, assembled from, eg, antibody …

In the in vitro motility assay, actin filaments are propelled by surface-adsorbed myosin
motors, or rather, myosin motor fragments such as heavy meromyosin (HMM). Recently …

Molecular motor-based nanodevices require organized cytoskeletal filament guiding along
motility-promoting tracks, confined by motility-inhibiting walls. One way to enhance motility …