Assembled capsules transportation driven by motor proteins.
An active biomimetic system by integrating kinesin motor, microtubule, and man-made biomimetic microcapsule has been constructed. Biomimetic microcapsules were fabricated by using the layer-by-layer technique and could serve as cargos in this active biomimetic system. Both of the hollow and filled capsules as cargos can be transported by kinesin motors along microtubules. It may help to create kinesin-powered complex hybrid micro- and nanodevices.
Song
Weixing
W
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, International Joint Lab, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhong Guan Cun, Bei Yi Jie No. 2, 100190 Beijing, China.
He
Qiang
Q
Cui
Yue
Y
Möhwald
Helmuth
H
Diez
Stefan
S
Li
Junbai
J
D001692:Biological Transport; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D002214:Capsules / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D016547:Kinesins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D049329:Nanostructures; D011073:Polyamines / Q000737:chemistry; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry
D002214:Capsules; D011073:Polyamines; D011137:Polystyrenes; C063994:polyallylamine; C003321:polystyrene sulfonic acid; D016547:Kinesins