Combing and self-assembly phenomena in dry films of Taxol-stabilized microtubules

Autor: Rose Franck, Tarhan Mehmet, Martin Pascal, Morin FabriceOlivier, Kawakatsu Hideki, Fujita Hiroyuki
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Nanoscale Research Letters, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 135-143 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1931-7573
1556-276X
DOI: 10.1007/s11671-007-9044-x
Popis: AbstractMicrotubules are filamentous proteins that act as a substrate for the translocation of motor proteins. As such, they may be envisioned as a scaffold for the self-assembly of functional materials and devices. Physisorption, self-assembly and combing are here investigated as a potential prelude to microtubule-templated self-assembly. Dense films of self-assembled microtubules were successfully produced, as well as patterns of both dendritic and non-dendritic bundles of microtubules. They are presented in the present paper and the mechanism of their formation is discussed.
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