Ultrasensitive system for measuring light deflection in atomic force cantilevers

用于测量原子力悬臂梁中光偏转的超灵敏系统

• 批准号: 412948-2011
• 负责人: Rassier, Dilson
• 金额: $ 9.08万
• 依托单位: McGill University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Idea to Innovation
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2011-01-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=491384
• 关键词: Ultrasensitive; system; measuring; light; deflection

The study of muscle contraction is important to understand most functions of life, including locomotion, heart beating and lung mechanics. While the mechanisms of contraction may lie in sub-cellular structures, their study has been challenging as the necessary technology is not readily available. The goal of this proposal is to improve a system that we developed for studying myofibrils (sub-cellular muscle structures) so it becomes broadly used in the academic and private sectors, by experienced and non-experienced scientists. The system would allow experimentation of muscle molecules, DNA/RNA strands, and in the future the testing of "artificial muscles".

肌肉收缩的研究对于理解大多数生命功能，包括运动、心脏跳动和肺力学都很重要。虽然收缩的机制可能存在于亚细胞结构中，但由于必要的技术还不容易获得，他们的研究一直具有挑战性。这项提案的目标是改进我们开发的用于研究肌原纤维（亚细胞肌肉结构）的系统，使其在学术和私营部门得到广泛使用，由经验丰富的和没有经验的科学家。该系统将允许对肌肉分子、DNA/RNA链进行实验，并在未来对“人造肌肉”进行测试。