Scanning probe microscopy
Scanning probe microscopy (SPM), a key invention in nanoscience, has by now been
extended to a wide spectrum of basic and applied fields. Its application to basic science led …
extended to a wide spectrum of basic and applied fields. Its application to basic science led …
[HTML][HTML] Artificial molecular machines
The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …
[HTML][HTML] From cascaded catalytic nucleic acids to enzyme–DNA nanostructures: controlling reactivity, sensing, logic operations, and assembly of complex structures
DNA is one of the most fascinating biopolymers. Besides its central role as carrier of genetic
information and translation of the genetic code into proteins, DNA holds great promise as a …
information and translation of the genetic code into proteins, DNA holds great promise as a …
Comparative advantages of mechanical biosensors
JL Arlett, EB Myers, ML Roukes - Nature nanotechnology, 2011 - nature.com
Mechanical interactions are fundamental to biology. Mechanical forces of chemical origin
determine motility and adhesion on the cellular scale, and govern transport and affinity on …
determine motility and adhesion on the cellular scale, and govern transport and affinity on …
Synthetic molecular motors and mechanical machines
The widespread use of controlled molecular‐level motion in key natural processes suggests
that great rewards could come from bridging the gap between the present generation of …
that great rewards could come from bridging the gap between the present generation of …
Cantilever-like micromechanical sensors
The field of cantilever-based sensing emerged in the mid-1990s and is today a well-known
technology for label-free sensing which holds promise as a technique for cheap, portable …
technology for label-free sensing which holds promise as a technique for cheap, portable …
Rapid detection of bacterial resistance to antibiotics using AFM cantilevers as nanomechanical sensors
G Longo, L Alonso-Sarduy, LM Rio, A Bizzini… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
The widespread misuse of drugs has increased the number of multiresistant bacteria, and
this means that tools that can rapidly detect and characterize bacterial response to …
this means that tools that can rapidly detect and characterize bacterial response to …
Microfluidic chips for point‐of‐care immunodiagnostics
We might be at the turning point where research in microfluidics undertaken in academia
and industrial research laboratories, and substantially sponsored by public grants, may …
and industrial research laboratories, and substantially sponsored by public grants, may …
Biosensors based on nanomechanical systems
The advances in micro-and nanofabrication technologies enable the preparation of
increasingly smaller mechanical transducers capable of detecting the forces, motion …
increasingly smaller mechanical transducers capable of detecting the forces, motion …
Systems biology and new technologies enable predictive and preventative medicine
Systems approaches to disease are grounded in the idea that disease-perturbed protein
and gene regulatory networks differ from their normal counterparts; we have been pursuing …
and gene regulatory networks differ from their normal counterparts; we have been pursuing …