1. Forced- and Self-Rotation of Magnetic Nanorods Assembly at the Cell Membrane: A Biomagnetic Torsion Pendulum
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Thierry Meylheuc, Claire Wilhelm, Teresa Pellegrino, François Mazuel, Samuel Mathieu, Myriam Reffay, Riccardo Di Corato, Jean-Claude Bacri, CNRS UMR 7057 - Laboratoire Matières et Systèmes Complexes (MSC) (MSC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), MICrobiologie de l'ALImentation au Service de la Santé (MICALIS), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AgroParisTech, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), and European Union [648779]
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assembly ,Materials science ,Rotation ,Polymers ,[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-BIO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Biological Physics [physics.bio-ph] ,Torsion, Mechanical ,FOS: Physical sciences ,02 engineering and technology ,Condensed Matter - Soft Condensed Matter ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Polymerization ,Quantitative Biology::Cell Behavior ,Physical Phenomena ,Biomaterials ,Cell membrane ,medicine ,Humans ,General Materials Science ,Physics - Biological Physics ,Magnetite Nanoparticles ,Anisotropy ,magnetic nanorods ,Rotating magnetic field ,Nanotubes ,Condensed matter physics ,Cell Membrane ,rotating magnetic field ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,0104 chemical sciences ,Magnetic field ,Magnetic Fields ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Membrane ,Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph) ,membranes ,Torsion pendulum clock ,PC-3 Cells ,Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) ,Nanorod ,0210 nano-technology ,Biotechnology - Abstract
International audience; In order to give insights into how anisotropic nano-objects interact with living cell membranes, and possibly self-assemble, we designed magnetic nanorods with average size around 100 nm x 1µm by assembling iron oxide nanocubes within a polymeric matrix under a magnetic field. We then explored the nano-bio interface at the cell membrane under the influence of a rotating magnetic field. We observed a complex structuration of the nanorods intertwined with the membranes. Unexpectedly, after a magnetic rotating stimulation, the resulting macrorods were able to rotate freely for multiple rotations, revealing the creation of a bio-magnetic torsion pendulum.
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- 2017