Cytoskeletal motor-driven active self-assembly in in vitro systems
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Nanosystems Synthesis/Analysis Dept.
- Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan). Faculty of Science
- Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan). Faculty of Science. Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
Molecular motor-driven self-assembly has been an active area of soft matter research for the past decade. Because molecular motors transform chemical energy into mechanical work, systems which employ molecular motors to drive self-assembly processes are able to overcome kinetic and thermodynamic limits on assembly time, size, complexity, and structure. Here, we review the progress in elucidating and demonstrating the rules and capabilities of motor-driven active self-assembly. Lastly, we focus on the types of structures created and the degree of control realized over these structures, and discuss the next steps necessary to achieve the full potential of this assembly mode which complements robotic manipulation and passive self-assembly.
- Research Organization:
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States); Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Army Research Office (ARO) (United States); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Japan); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1335667
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1343058
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2016-9575J; SAND2016--7201J; 649560
- Journal Information:
- Soft Matter, Journal Name: Soft Matter Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 12; ISSN SMOABF; ISSN 1744-683X
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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