Twirling DNA rings—Swimming nanomotors ready for a kickstart
- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Europhysics Letters
- Vol. 72 (4) , 527-533
- https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10273-1
Abstract
We propose a rotary DNA nanomachine that shows a continuous rotation with a frequency of 10^2 -10^4 Hz. This motor consists of a DNA ring whose elastic features are tuned such that it can be externally driven via a periodic temperature change. As a result the ring propels itself through the fluid with a speed up to microns per second.Keywords
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