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Assembled capsules transportation driven by motor proteins

  • Weixing Song
  • , Qiang He
  • , Yue Cui
  • , Helmuth Möhwald
  • , Stefan Diez
  • , Junbai Li*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • CAS - Institute of Chemistry
  • Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
  • Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

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Abstract

An active biomimetic system by integrating kinesin motor, microtubule, and man-made biomimetic microcapsule has been constructed. Biomimetic microcapsules were fabricated by using the layer-by-layer technique and could serve as cargos in this active biomimetic system. Both of the hollow and filled capsules as cargos can be transported by kinesin motors along microtubules. It may help to create kinesin-powered complex hybrid micro- and nanodevices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-178
Number of pages4
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume379
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Feb 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Assembly
  • Biomimetic
  • Biomolecular motor
  • Capsule
  • Kinesin

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