Lecture 3: Molecular Biomimetics. Biomimetics materials and Interfaces

Question 1

What approaches does molecular biomimetics combine?

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Question 2

What is engineering inspired biology?

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Question 3

What are biomimetic systems used to understand biology?

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Question 4

What are the three pillars of molecular biomimetics?

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Question 5

What is molecular recognition in molecular biomimetics?

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Question 6

What is self-assembly in molecular biomimetics?

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Question 7

What is genetic manipulation in molecular biomimetics?

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Question 8

What is an example of a mixed biological and engineering system?

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Question 9

How does the nano-electronic transistor combined with biological parts work? What are the different components? Why is it useful?

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Question 10

What are the different functions of different ion channels and pores?

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Question 11

11. 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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Question 12

What are the different applications of pores in biotechnology?

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Question 13

13. 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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Question 14

How can proteins, dyes and polymers be detected and separated?

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Question 15

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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Question 16

How does an ion channel selective to a particular molecule work? How can it sense something different?

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Question 17

What are protein based stochastic sensor’s and how is the selectivity tuned?

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Question 18

What is a stealth probe integration with a lipid bilayer? What is formed? What is it called?

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Question 19

What is a Nanoband?

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Question 20

What can the Nanoprobe/ Nanobands be converted into?

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Question 21

What are the fundamental properties of an ion channel which would be needed for a inorganic ion channel?

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Question 22

How do mussel attach to rocks? What is the component involved as the adhesive?

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Question 23

How can the mussel adhesive be used? What was the bio-adhesive protein made? What was the chemical properties?

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Question 24

What is the manner in which mussel inspired synthetic polymers can be made?

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Question 25

How can they be adapted for specific applications? What are examples?

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Question 26

How can mussel-inspired synthetic polymers be used as glue for tissues? What are the properties that allow this?

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Question 27

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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Question 28

What is the method to produce this gecko-mussel inspired wet-dry adhesive?

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Question 29

What are the properties of shells e.g. mother of pearl?

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Question 30

What are Stomatopods?

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Question 31

What are the properties of the Stomatopod Dactyl? What is it?

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Question 32

How to prevent wear of a material?

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Question 33

How is the toughness and damage tolerance properties of the Stomatopod Dactyl achieved? What is the structure like?

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Question 34

What can the structure of the Stomatopod Dactyl be used for in the future? Examples?

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