Controlled nanoscale motion : Nobel Symposium 131 / Heiner Linke, Alf Månsson, editors.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Nobel Symposium, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Månsson, Alf, editor.

Linke, H. (Heiner), editor.

Conference Name:

Nobel Symposium (2005)

Nobel Symposium

Series:

Lecture Notes in Physics, 0075-8450 ; 711

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biological transport, Active--Regulation.

Biological transport, Active.

Biological transport, Active--Congresses.

Ultrastructure (Biology).

Nanotechnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (420 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2007.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany ; New York, New York : Springer, [2007]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When the size of a machine approaches the nanometer scale, thermal fluctuations become large compared to the energies that drive the motor. The control of motion at the nanoscale therefore requires physical understanding and technical approaches that are fundamentally different from those that are successful at the macroscale. This volume provides an introduction to the state-of-the-art of controlled nanoscale motion in biological and artificial systems. Topics include the control and function of protein motors, the physics of non-equilibrium Brownian motion, and the physics and fabrication of synthetic molecular motors. The chapters in this book are based on selected contributions on the 2005 Nobel Symposium to Controlled Nanoscale Motion and are written by leading experts in their fields.

Contents:

Navigation on a Micron Scale

Myosin Motors: The Chemical Restraints Imposed by ATP

How Linear Motor Proteins Work

Axonal Transport: Imaging and Modeling of a Neuronal Process

Intracellular Transport and Kinesin Superfamily Proteins: Structure, Function and Dynamics

Studies of DNA-Protein Interactions at the Single Molecule Level with Magnetic Tweezers

Membrane Nanotubes

Macromolecular Motion at the Nanoscale of Enzymes Working on Polysaccharides

Brownian Motion after Einstein: Some New Applications and New Experiments

Nonequilibrium Fluctuations of a Single Biomolecule

When is a Distribution Not a Distribution, and Why Would You Care: Single-Molecule Measurements of Repressor Protein 1-D Diffusion on DNA

BioNEMS: Nanomechanical Systems for Single-Molecule Biophysics

Nanodevices for Single Molecule Studies

Artificial Dipolar Molecular Rotors

Using DNA to Power the Nanoworld

Tuning Ion Current Rectification in Synthetic Nanotubes

NanoShuttles: Harnessing Motor Proteins to Transport Cargo in Synthetic Environments

Nanotechnology Enhanced Functional Assays of Actomyosin Motility – Potentials and Challenges.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786610852277

9781280852275

1280852275

9783540495222

3540495223