Linke H., Mansson A. (Eds.) Controlled Nanoscale Motion. Nobel Symposium 131

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2007. — 404 p. — (Lecture Notes in Physics 711). — ISBN: 978-3-540-49522-2 (eBook), 978-3-540-49521-5 (Hardcover).When the size of a machine approaches the nanometer scale, thermal fluctuations become large compared to the energies that drive the motor. The control of motion at the nanoscale therefore requires physical understanding and technical approaches that are fundamentally different from those that are successful at the macroscale.
This volume provides an introduction to the state-of-the-art of controlled nanoscale motion in biological and artificial systems. Topics include the control and function of protein motors, the physics of non-equilibrium Brownian motion, and the physics and fabrication of synthetic molecular motors.
The chapters in this book are based on selected contributions on the 2005 Nobel Symposium to Controlled Nanoscale Motion and are written by leading experts in their fields.Navigation on a Micron Scale
Myosin Motors: The Chemical Restraints Imposed by ATP
How Linear Motor Proteins Work
Axonal Transport: Imaging and Modeling of a Neuronal Process
Intracellular Transport and Kinesin Superfamily Proteins: Structure, Function and Dynamics
Studies of DNA-Protein Interactions at the Single Molecule Level with Magnetic Tweezers
Membrane Nanotubes
Macromolecular Motion at the Nanoscale of Enzymes Working on Polysaccharides
Brownian Motion after Einstein: Some New Applications and New Experiments
Nonequilibrium Fluctuations of a Single Biomolecule
When is a Distribution Not a Distribution, and Why Would You Care: Single-Molecule Measurements of Repressor Protein 1-D Diffusion on DNA
BioNEMS: Nanomechanical Systems for Single-Molecule Biophysics
Nanodevices for Single Molecule Studies
Artificial Dipolar Molecular Rotors
Using DNA to Power the Nanoworld
Tuning Ion Current Rectification in Synthetic Nanotubes
NanoShuttles: Harnessing Motor Proteins to Transport Cargo in Synthetic Environments
Nanotechnology Enhanced Functional Assays of Actomyosin Motility – Potentials and Challenges