Approaches for biological and biomimetic energy conversion. Export

@article{citeulike:577370, abstract = {This article highlights areas of research at the interface of nanotechnology, the physical sciences, and biology that are related to energy conversion: specifically, those related to photovoltaic applications. Although much ongoing work is seeking to understand basic processes of photosynthesis and chemical conversion, such as light harvesting, electron transfer, and ion transport, application of this knowledge to the development of fully synthetic and/or hybrid devices is still in its infancy. To develop systems that produce energy in an efficient manner, it is important both to understand the biological mechanisms of energy flow for optimization of primary structure and to appreciate the roles of architecture and assembly. Whether devices are completely synthetic and mimic biological processes or devices use natural biomolecules, much of the research for future power systems will happen at the intersection of disciplines.}, address = {Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511.}, author = {Lavan, David A A. and Cha, Jennifer N N.}, citeulike-article-id = {577370}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0506694103}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16567648}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16567648}, day = {27}, doi = {10.1073/pnas.0506694103}, issn = {0027-8424}, journal = {Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A}, keywords = {nanotech}, month = {March}, posted-at = {2006-04-05 21:44:29}, priority = {2}, title = {Approaches for biological and biomimetic energy conversion.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0506694103}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:577370 L3 - citeulike-article-id:577370 N2 - This article highlights areas of research at the interface of nanotechnology, the physical sciences, and biology that are related to energy conversion: specifically, those related to photovoltaic applications. Although much ongoing work is seeking to understand basic processes of photosynthesis and chemical conversion, such as light harvesting, electron transfer, and ion transport, application of this knowledge to the development of fully synthetic and/or hybrid devices is still in its infancy. To develop systems that produce energy in an efficient manner, it is important both to understand the biological mechanisms of energy flow for optimization of primary structure and to appreciate the roles of architecture and assembly. Whether devices are completely synthetic and mimic biological processes or devices use natural biomolecules, much of the research for future power systems will happen at the intersection of disciplines. JF - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A SN - 0027-8424 AD - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511. TI - Approaches for biological and biomimetic energy conversion. KW - nanotech AU - Lavan, David A AU - Cha, Jennifer N PY - 2006/03/27/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0506694103 ER -