Platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) are noteworthy scientific tools that are being explored in
various biotechnological, nanomedicinal, and pharmacological fields. They are unique …

The special mechanical properties of nanoparticles allow for novel applications in many
fields, eg, surface engineering, tribology and nanomanufacturing/nanofabrication. In this …

The cellular processes underpinning life are orchestrated by proteins and their interactions.
The associated structural and dynamic heterogeneity, despite being key to function, poses a …

Biomolecular systems like molecular motors or pumps, transcription and translation
machinery, and other enzymatic reactions, can be described as Markov processes on a …

Nanopores in solid-state membranes are promising for a wide range of applications
including DNA sequencing, ultra-dilute analyte detection, protein analysis, and polymer data …

A ubiquitous observation in cell biology is that the diffusive motion of macromolecules and
organelles is anomalous, and a description simply based on the conventional diffusion …

Molecular recognition is central to all biological processes. For the past 50 years,
Koshland's' induced fit'hypothesis has been the textbook explanation for molecular …

Single-molecule force spectroscopy has emerged as a powerful tool to investigate the forces
and motions associated with biological molecules and enzymatic activity. The most common …

It has been over 20 years since the pioneering work of Arthur Ashkin, and in the intervening
years, the field of optical tweezers has grown tremendously. Optical tweezers are now being …

Optical tweezers (OT) have emerged as an essential tool for manipulating single biological
cells and performing sophisticated biophysical/biomechanical characterizations. Distinct …