| Maze-like
ratchet sorts biomolecules
A novel device
that harnesses random jiggling of particles in a liquid can separate
different cell-membrane proteins.
References:
Van Oudenaarden,
A., and S.G. Boxer. 1999. Brownian ratchets: Molecular separations in
lipid bilayers supported on patterned arrays. Science 285(Aug.
13):1046.
Further Readings:
Peterson, I. 1997.
Chemical drivers for tiny Brownian motors. Science News 151(May
10):285.
Sources:
Steven G. Boxer
Stanford University
Department of Chemistry
Stanford, CA 94305-5080
Alexander van
Oudenaarden
Stanford University
Department of Chemistry
Stanford, CA 94305-5080
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 12, September 18, 1999, p. 189. Copyright ©
1999, Science Service. |