Artificial molecular motors induce a mechanical response in cells
Open Access
- 17 June 2021
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Communications Chemistry
- Vol. 4 (1), 1-2
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00531-0
Abstract
Mechanical forces can induce a biochemical response in cells. Now, it is shown that a molecular motor can exert enough force on the surface of a cell to induce a biochemical response too.Keywords
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