Artificial nanoscale actuation challenge

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Related

• Energy conversion … precifically the ones that go to/from mechanical
• Electromechanical converter
• Chemomechanical converter
• Entropomechanical converter

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• Structural DNA strand replacement walkers ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_walker )
• Electostatic structural DNA actuation

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• Mechanical actuation in biosystems … Natural examples to learn from, but also not be tied by(!)
• Feynman ratchet ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownian_ratchet )

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• Actuators based on photo-active molecules ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azobenzene & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BODIPY ?)

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• Actuators based on partly ionic 2D materials like 2D graphitic boron nitride

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• Actuators based on flow or pressure