Synthetic molecular motors typically take nanometer-scale steps through rectification of
thermal motion. Here we propose Inchworm, a DNA-based motor that employs a …

Analogous to the biologically abundant protein-based linear molecular machines that
translocate along their target surface, we have recently constructed the DNA-based synthetic …

Flow-driven rotary motors such as windmills and water wheels drive functional processes in
human society. Although examples of such rotary motors also feature prominently in cell …

Nanomotors consisting of single protein molecules are abundant in living systems. Here we
report a nanomotor made of a single DNA molecule. The DNA nanomotor can adopt two …

A key capability of molecular motors is sustainable force generation by a single motor copy.
Direct force characterization at the single-motor level is still missing for artificial molecular …

Synthetic molecular machines have received increasing attention because of their great
ability to mimic natural biological motors and create novel modes of motion. However, very …

We propose a rotary DNA nanomachine that shows a continuous rotation with a frequency of
around 100 Hz. This motor consists of a DNA ring whose elastic features are tuned such that …

DNA motors that consume chemical energy to generate processive mechanical motion
mimic natural motor proteins and have garnered interest due to their potential applications in …

Synthetic motors that consume chemical energy to produce mechanical work offer potential
applications in many fields that span from computing to drug delivery and diagnostics …

DNA-based molecular motors are synthetic analogs of naturally occurring protein motors.
Typical DNA walkers are constructed from synthetic short DNA strands and are powered by …