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Biomolecular Machines

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This chapter presents several devices, such as actuators and switches, based on conformational changes in biomolecules, as well as biomolecular walkers and motors, which change their spatial position and can also carry cargoes from one point to another.

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  1. Physics Dept., Univ. Bucharest, MG-11, 077125, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania

    Professor Daniela Dragoman

  2. National Research and Development Institute in Microtechnology, Str. Erou Iancu Nicolae 126 A, 077190, Bucharest-Voluntari, Romania

    Professor Mircea Dragoman

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Dragoman, D., Dragoman, M. (2012). Biomolecular Machines. In: Bionanoelectronics. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25572-4_6

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