Mustapha Hamdi 2009 Nanotechnology 20 485501 doi:10.1088/0957-4484/20/48/485501
Mustapha Hamdi1
Show affiliationsDevelopments in the field of nano-biodevices coupling nanostructures and biological components are of great interest in medical nanorobotics. As the fundamentals of bio/non-bio interaction processes are still poorly understood in the design of these devices, design tools and multiscale dynamics modeling approaches are necessary at the fabrication pre-project stage. This paper proposes a new concept of optimized carbon nanotube based servomotor design for drug delivery and biomolecular transport applications. The design of an encapsulated DNA-multi-walled carbon nanotube actuator is prototyped using multiscale modeling. The system is parametrized by using a quantum level approach and characterized by using a molecular dynamics simulation. Based on the analysis of the simulation results, a servo nanoactuator using ionic current feedback is simulated and analyzed for application as a drug delivery carrier.
07.10.Cm Micromechanical devices and systems
87.15.A- Theory, modeling, and computer simulation
85.85.+j Micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) and devices
Issue 48 (2 December 2009)
Received 8 April 2009, in final form 31 August 2009
Published 30 October 2009
Mustapha Hamdi 2009 Nanotechnology 20 485501
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