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Molecular Motors. Arafath Hussain Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Arthur Ritter. Needs and Background. NIRT Application - Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team 15 undergraduate BME students. Nano-scale autonomous device No academic credit.
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Molecular Motors Arafath Hussain Stevens Institute of TechnologyDr. Arthur Ritter
Needs and Background • NIRT Application - Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team • 15 undergraduate BME students • Nano-scale autonomous device • No academic credit
What is Molecular Motor? • Chemical energy into Mechanical work - Nanometer scale • Examples of Motors: - Kinesin • - Myosin • - Dynein
Develop a platform of Nano devices in an environment Hood Flagella Petri dish Plates Autoclave Flask Objective and Materials • Incubator • Agar media • Cells
Weigh out the agar Autoclave the solution Let the flask cool down Pour into Petri Dishes Spread the algae Leave it for couple of days Procedure
Not enough experiments More information More analysis Expected: Get the bacteria with flagella in it. Results
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Acknowledgements Dr. Arthur Ritter Esther Trupti Co: Jae Yoo Dr. Sat Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Harlem Children Society And to all of you for listening!