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 …

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 …

Motor proteins are nature's solution for directing movement at the molecular level. The field
of artificial molecular motors takes inspiration from these tiny but powerful machines …

Recent developments in chemical synthesis, nanoscale assembly, and molecular-scale
measurements enable the extension of the concept of macroscopic machines to the …

Biomolecular motors, in particular motor proteins, are ideally suited to introduce chemically
powered movement of selected components into devices engineered at the micro‐and …

A confluence in scientific advancements associated with molecular biology and
nanofabrication technology now offers the potential of engineering functional hybrid …

Molecular motors, an important class of molecular machines, harness various energy
sources to generate unidirectional mechanical motion. The operational principles of these …

The biological cell is equipped with a variety of molecular machines that perform complex
mechanical tasks such as cell division or intracellular transport. One can envision employing …

Cytoskeletal motors drive the transport of organelles and molecular cargoes within cells and
have potential applications in molecular detection and diagnostic devices,. Engineering …

Movement is one of the central attributes of life, and a key feature in many technological
processes. While artificial motion is typically provided by macroscopic engines powered by …