Lecture 3: Molecular Biomimetics. Biomimetics materials and Interfaces Flashcards
What approaches does molecular biomimetics combine?
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What is engineering inspired biology?
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What are biomimetic systems used to understand biology?
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What are the three pillars of molecular biomimetics?
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What is molecular recognition in molecular biomimetics?
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What is self-assembly in molecular biomimetics?
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What is genetic manipulation in molecular biomimetics?
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What is an example of a mixed biological and engineering system?
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How does the nano-electronic transistor combined with biological parts work? What are the different components? Why is it useful?
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What are the different functions of different ion channels and pores?
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- How are ion channels and pores function as:
a. Signalling and homeostasis
b. Mammalian complement system to kill pathogens
Bacterial peptides and proteins for defence against competing organisms
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What are the different applications of pores in biotechnology?
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- How are the ion channels and pore used in biotechnology as:
a. Lipid-coated nanowire transistor
b. Characterisation and possibly sequencing DNA and RNA
c. Targeted cell death
Light activatable neurons
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How can proteins, dyes and polymers be detected and separated?
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How can genetic manipulation be used to tune an ion channels sensitivity? What would it result in? What can these ion channels be used for?
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How does an ion channel selective to a particular molecule work? How can it sense something different?
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What are protein based stochastic sensor’s and how is the selectivity tuned?
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What is a stealth probe integration with a lipid bilayer? What is formed? What is it called?
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What is a Nanoband?
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What can the Nanoprobe/ Nanobands be converted into?
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What are the fundamental properties of an ion channel which would be needed for a inorganic ion channel?
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How do mussel attach to rocks? What is the component involved as the adhesive?
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How can the mussel adhesive be used? What was the bio-adhesive protein made? What was the chemical properties?
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What is the manner in which mussel inspired synthetic polymers can be made?
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How can they be adapted for specific applications? What are examples?
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How can mussel-inspired synthetic polymers be used as glue for tissues? What are the properties that allow this?
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What are the two adhesives in biology which have been combined to form a biomimetic dry-wet adhesive? What would the combination result in?
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What is the method to produce this gecko-mussel inspired wet-dry adhesive?
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What are the properties of shells e.g. mother of pearl?
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What are Stomatopods?
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What are the properties of the Stomatopod Dactyl? What is it?
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How to prevent wear of a material?
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How is the toughness and damage tolerance properties of the Stomatopod Dactyl achieved? What is the structure like?
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What can the structure of the Stomatopod Dactyl be used for in the future? Examples?
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