Simmel F.C., Yurke B.
Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, US
Keywords: DNA, molecular machines, nanotechnology, self-assembly
The molecular recognition properties of DNA are used to construct and power two prototype nanomachines, a pair of molecular tweezers and a nanoactuator. The motion of these machines is driven by hybridization with DNA “fuel” strands. Cyclic operation between two distinct mechanical states is possible for both machines and is demonstrated by fluoresence resonance energy tranfer experiments. DNA serves as structural material, as a fuels, and as information carrier.
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 2, Technical Proceedings of the 2001 International Conference on Computational Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Published: March 19, 2001
Pages: 81 - 84
Industry sector: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Topic: Informatics, Modeling & Simulation
ISBN: 0-9708275-3-9