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MINI REVIEW article

Front. Mol. Biosci.
Sec. Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1510619

Artificial Molecular Motors in Biological Applications

Provisionally accepted
Fuli Fan Fuli Fan 1*Songshen Liu Songshen Liu 1Yuting Yan Yuting Yan 2*Peng Zhang Peng Zhang 3*Kui Che Kui Che 4*
  • 1 Department of Hematology, The Affiliate Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
  • 2 Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
  • 3 Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
  • 4 Key Laboratory of Thyroid Disease, Medical Research Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China

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    Molecular motors are the cornerstone for the maintenance of living systems and mediate almost all fundamental processes involved in cellular trafficking. The intricate mechanisms underlying natural molecular motors have been elucidated in detail, inspiring researchers in various fields to construct artificial systems with multi-domain applications. This review summarises the characteristics of molecular motors, biomimetic approaches for their design and operation, and recent biological applications.

    Keywords: artificial molecular motor, Rotary motion, biological application, Cancer, Drug delivery

    Received: 13 Oct 2024; Accepted: 23 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Fan, Liu, Yan, Zhang and Che. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Fuli Fan, Department of Hematology, The Affiliate Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong Province, China
    Yuting Yan, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong Province, China
    Peng Zhang, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266510, Shandong Province, China
    Kui Che, Key Laboratory of Thyroid Disease, Medical Research Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shandong Province, China

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