Print Email Facebook Twitter Catalytic control in out-of-equilibrium assembly systems Title Catalytic control in out-of-equilibrium assembly systems Author van Rossum, S.A.P. (TU Delft ChemE/Advanced Soft Matter) Contributor Eelkema, R. (promotor) van Esch, J.H. (promotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2019-10-29 Abstract Nature is capable of constantly adapting some of its assembled structures in response to external and internal signals. For instance, microtubuli grow and shrink upon cell division and cellular transport. Furthermore, actin fibers play a major role in muscle contraction and cell signaling. To achieve these transient functions, such assembled structures operate in an out-of-equilibrium state. Energy input and dissipation enables structure growth and subsequent collapse. Regulating the energy input with fuel concentration and the activity of associated enzymatically catalyzed processes leads to a high level of kinetic control in biological out-of-equilibrium processes.... To reference this document use: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:f8b1542e-1fd2-4bee-be8b-e748718a8051 ISBN 978-94-028-1708-9 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2019 S.A.P. van Rossum Files PDF PhD_thesis_S.A.P._van_Ros ... _final.pdf 13.27 MB PDF Propositions_S.A.P._van_R ... _final.pdf 53.65 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:f8b1542e-1fd2-4bee-be8b-e748718a8051/datastream/OBJ1/view