DocumentCode
2800604
Title
Towards a microrotary motor driven by motor proteins
Author
Hiratsuka, Yuichi ; Takeuchi, Shoji
fYear
2007
fDate
21-25 Jan. 2007
Firstpage
695
Lastpage
698
Abstract
Biological molecular motors, motor proteins, have a number of unique advantages over artificial motors, including efficient conversion of chemical energy into mechanical work and the potential for self-assembly into larger structures. This paper describes a bio- hybrid micro rotary motor using kinesin/ microtubule motor. We developed a simple fabrication process for a micro-structure by one-time deposition of parylene and a selective immobilization of protein molecules onto the specific region of its 3D microstructure. Using the parylene micro-rotor, we are challenging to make the micro motor, which smoothly and stably rotates by biological motor at least for few hours.
Keywords
biomolecular electronics; micromotors; proteins; biological molecular motors; microrotary motor; motor proteins; Chemical industry; Fabrication; Materials science and technology; Micromotors; Microorganisms; Nanobioscience; Proteins; Rotors; Silicon compounds; Torque;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2007. MEMS. IEEE 20th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Hyogo
ISSN
1084-6999
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-095-5
Electronic_ISBN
1084-6999
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MEMSYS.2007.4433170
Filename
4433170
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