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Mario Tagliazucchi1,2, Igal Szleifer1

  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.

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この研究はナノチャネルにおけるタンパク質結合を調査し,最適なセンサーの設計は,テザー長さやタンパク質のサイズなどの要因に依存することを発見しました. これらの相互作用を理解することは 先進的なナノチャネルベースのバイオセンサの開発の鍵です

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