title: Assembled capsules transportation driven by motor proteins.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Weixing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Helmuth
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Möhwald
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diez
authors.forename: Junbai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules; D011073:Polyamines; D011137:Polystyrenes; C063994:polyallylamine; C003321:polystyrene sulfonic acid; D016547:Kinesins