2008/07/17 by Debashish Chowdhury, Chowdhury, Debashish
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #ATP Synthase and ATPases Research #Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph) #FOS: Biological sciences #FOS: Physical sciences #Microtubule and mitosis dynamics #RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech) #Subcellular Processes (q-bio.SC)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0807.2731
openalex publication_date 2008/07/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Cell is the structural and functional unit of life. This Resource Letter serves as a guide to the literature on nano-machines which drive not only intracellular movements, but also motility of the cell. These machines are usually proteins or macromolecular assemblies which require appropriate fuel for their operations. Although, traditionally, these machines were subjects of investigation in biology and biochemistry, increasing use of the concepts and techniques of physics in recent years have contributed to the quantitative understanding of the fundamental principles underlying their operational mechanisms. The possibility of exploiting these principles for the design and control of artificial nano-machines has opened up a new frontier in the bottom-up approach to nano-technology.