Morin F, Rose F, Martin P, Tarhan MC, Kawakatsu H, Fujita H. Combing and self-assembly phenomena in dry films of Taxol-stabilized microtubules.
NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2007;
2:135-43. [PMID:
21806849 PMCID:
PMC3245658 DOI:
10.1007/s11671-007-9044-x]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2006] [Accepted: 02/04/2007] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
Microtubules 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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