THE NANOMECHANICS PROJECT
SINGLE MOLECULE MANIPULATION AND BIOSENSING USING SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY OR OPTICAL TWEEZERS
Our research focuses on the dynamics and kinetics of interacting biomolecules, the mechanics of protein filaments and the DNA/RNA transport through pores of nano-containers and biological membranes. We develop state of the art combined force- and light spectroscopy tweezers instruments and are also leaders in the development of cantilever array devices and taylor made bio-engineered nano-mechanical biosensors for genomics, proteomics, microbio (environmental) and chemical sensing applications.
A team of 9 researchers (Physics, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Nanoscale Science) under the guidance of Martin Hegner is currently developing the next generation of nano-mechanical sensors.
The tools we use are Scanning Force Microscopy (SFM) and Optical Tweezers (OT) and cantilever array sensors (NOSE) and all instrumentation required for surface analysis and modification.
Sensing Tools for Nano-Systems investigations |
Sensing Tools for Macro-Systems investigations |
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Optical Tweezers |
Scanning Force Microscopy |
Nanomechanical Cantilever Arrays |
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Force resolution 0.1 pN - 200pN |
Force resolution 10 pN - 4nN |
pN Interaction Forces transduced into nanomechanical motion |
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Projects:Single Molecule mechanics and spectroscopy: |
Projects:Single Molecule mechanics and spectroscopy: |
Projects: Gene fishing, Proteomics sensors, Microorganism sensors, Membrane protein sensors, Ion sensors, Gas sensors. |
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