Biological molecular motors (or biomolecular motors for short) are nature's solution to the
efficient conversion of chemical energy to mechanical movement. In biological systems …

Movement is intrinsic to life. Biologists have established that most forms of directed
nanoscopic, microscopic and, ultimately, macroscopic movements are powered by …

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

Biomolecular motors, in particular motor proteins from the kinesin and myosin families, can
be used to explore engineering applications of molecular motors in general. Their …

Molecular machines can convert the chemical energy into the mechanical work through intra-
or intermolecular motions at the single-molecule scale under external stimuli, such as …

The concept of a microfabricated biosensor for environmental and biomedical monitoring
applications which is composed of environmentally benign components is presented. With a …

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 …

To apply motor proteins as natural nanomolecular machines to transporting systems in
nanotechnology, complete temporal control over ON/OFF switching of the motility is …

Microtubules polymerized in vitro and stabilized with paclitaxel (taxol) serve as central
components of hybrid nanodevices and in vitro motility assays. A uniform microtubule length …

The cytoskeletal filaments are self-assembled protein polymers with 8–25 nm diameters and
up to several tens of micrometres length. They have a range of pivotal roles in eukaryotic …