{"id":17347,"date":"2022-01-24T12:04:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T12:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=17347"},"modified":"2022-01-24T12:04:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T12:04:56","slug":"scientists-develop-artificial-light-fuelled-molecular-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/scientists-develop-artificial-light-fuelled-molecular-machine\/17347\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists develop an artificial light-fuelled molecular machine"},"content":{"rendered":"
A molecular machine is a series of molecules that can conduct various mechanical movements as a response to a stimulus, which is an important component for the development of different cellular functions.<\/p>\n
An indispensable part of the functions of the cells in living organisms is that molecular motors, which are a type of molecular machines, travel through molecular-specific paths. The new system imitates a movement of the kind which takes place along the fibres of the cells.<\/p>\n
According to scientists, the results of the research would be an example of an artificial molecular machine, which is probably more similar to cellular molecular motors.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this study, we showed that a synthetic self-made molecular fibre in a liquid behaves like a path for the movement of a molecular traveller over a distance 10,000 times its length. The light acts as fuel to favour movement, while a molecular switch mixed into the system propels the traveller into its way,\u201d noted Llu\u00efsa P\u00e9rez-Garc\u00eda, Professor from the Faculty of \u2018Pharmacy and Food Sciences\u2019 at the University of Barcelona.<\/p>\n