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    Advances in Nano Biotic/Abiotic Hybrid Systems: Protein-Based Engineered Devices

    Integrative nanobiotechnology utilizes natural ideas and materials for manufacturing nanoscale devices. As living organisms traditionally represent a good model for engineers to learn from, biological componen...

    Hyo-Jick Choi, David Wendell, Carlo D. Montemagno in NanoBiotechnology (2007)

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    Self-assembled microdevices driven by muscle

    Current procedures for manual extraction of mature muscle tissue in micromechanical structures are time consuming and can damage the living components. To overcome these limitations, we have devised a new syst...

    Jianzhong **, Jacob J. Schmidt, Carlo D. Montemagno in Nature Materials (2005)

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    Development of Self-assembled Muscle-powered Microdevices

    As microcomponents in engineered systems, biological muscles have unique advantages such as large force transduction, utilization of biochemical fuel, and self-assembly from single cells, over other inorganic ...

    Jianzhong **, Jacob J. Schmidt, Carlo D. Montemagno in MRS Online Proceedings Library (2004)

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    Development of Self-assembled Muscle-powered Microdevices

    As microcomponents in engineered systems, biological muscles have unique advantages such as large force transduction, utilization of biochemical fuel, and self-assembly from single cells, over other inorganic ...

    Jianzhong **, Jacob J. Schmidt, Carlo D. Montemagno in MRS Online Proceedings Library (2004)

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    Block Copolymer-Based Biomembranes Functionalized with Energy Transduction Proteins

    Block copolymer-based membranes can be functionalized with energy transducing proteins to reveal a versatile family of nanoscale materials. Our work has demonstrated the fabrication of protein-functionalized A...

    Dean Ho, Benjamin Chu, Hyeseung Lee, Karen Kuo in MRS Online Proceedings Library (2004)

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    Protein/Polymer Hybrid Biomimetic Valves

    Membrane channel and pore proteins represent a versatile class of molecules that offer opportunities to serve as engineered nano-valves. We are inserting OmpF, a voltage-gatable pore protein, into planar membr...

    Dean Ho, Jacob J. Schmidt, Carlo D. Montemagno in MRS Online Proceedings Library (2003)

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    Control of a biomolecular motor-powered nanodevice with an engineered chemical switch

    The biophysical and biochemical properties of motor proteins have been well-studied, but these motors also show promise as mechanical components in hybrid nano-engineered systems1,2,3,4. The cytoplasmic F1 fragme...

    Haiqing Liu, Jacob J. Schmidt, George D. Bachand, Shahir S. Rizk in Nature Materials (2002)