APL: Expanded Biophysics Section

Discover APL's Expanded Coverage of Biophysics

Dear Colleague, Starting with the first issue of Vol. 95 in July 2009, we've expanded the "Applied Biophysics" section of Applied Physics Letters to cover new contributions on Bio-inspired Systems – a fascinating field that emerges from both advanced understanding of biomolecular principles and innovations in modern technology. Grouped in this section, in addition to the usual manuscripts on Applied Biophysics, are original experimental and theoretical research articles on the physics and design of novel structures, smart materials, and functional devices based on inspiring biological processes or biomimetics, for the studies of bioelectronics, biomagnetics, and biomechanics, and for potential applications in biosensing, energy conversion, pattern recognition, and signal processing, etc. I'd like to draw your attention here to some particularly inspiring examples. I look forward to receiving more of your contributions on these exciting topics to the newly defined section. Best regards, Nghi Q. Lam Editor Applied Physics Letters

Explore These Recently Published APL Articles in Biophysics

Bioactive “self-sensing” optical systems Peter Domachuk, Hannah Perry, Jason J. Amsden, David L. Kaplan, and Fiorenzo G. Omenetto Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 253702 (2009) Probing nanoantenna-directed photothermal destruction of tumors using noninvasive laser irradiation Debabrata DasGupta, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Soham Ghosh, Sangeeta N. Bhatia, Sarit K. Das, and Suman Chakraborty Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 233701 (2009) A mesoscale model of DNA interaction with functionalized nanopore Yaling Liu and Samir M. Iqbal Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 223701 (2009) Conjugation of quantum dots and Fe3O4 on carbon nanotubes for medical diagnosis and treatment Donglu Shi, Hoon Sung Cho, Chris Huth, Feng Wang, Zhongyun Dong, Giovanni. M. Pauletti, Jie Lian, Wei Wang, Guokui Liu, Sergey L. Bud'ko, Lumin Wang, and Rodney C. Ewing Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 223702 (2009) Self-assembly of cholesterol DNA at liquid crystal/aqueous interface and its application for DNA detection Siok Lian Lai, Deny Hartono, and Kun-Lin Yang Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 153702 (2009) Integrated nanostructures for direct detection of DNA at attomolar concentrations Leyla Soleymani, Zhichao Fang, Shana O. Kelley, and Edward H. Sargent Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 143701 (2009) Electrostatic self-aligned placement of single nanodots by protein supramolecules Shigeo Yoshii, Shinya Kumagai, Kazuaki Nishio, Ayako Kadotani, and Ichiro Yamashita Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 133702 (2009) Dual hierarchical biomimic superhydrophobic surface with three energy states Ming-Hung Chen, Tsung-Hsing Hsu, Yun-Ju Chuang, and Fan-Gang Tseng Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 023702 (2009) Proposal for high sensitivity force sensor inspired by auditory hair cells Taegeun Song, Hee Chul Park, and Kang-Hun Ahn Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 013702 (2009) Charge-pumping in a synthetic leaf for harvesting energy from evaporationdriven flows Ruba T. Borno, Joseph D. Steinmeyer, and Michel M. Maharbiz Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 013705 (2009) Mechanics of membrane instability in biological cells Yong-Wei Zhang Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 163903 (2009) Terahertz pulsed imaging of frozen biological tissues Hiromichi Hoshina, Aya Hayashi, Norio Miyoshi, Fumiaki Miyamaru, and Chiko Otani Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 123901 (2009) A room temperature 19-channel magnetic field mapping device for cardiac signals G. Bison, N. Castagna, A. Hofer, P. Knowles, J.-L. Schenker, M. Kasprzak, H. Saudan, and A. Weis Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 173701 (2009) Influence of cytoskeleton on nanoparticle migration in biological cells A. Tarasenko and L. Jastrabik Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 173705 (2009) Multiplexed highly sensitive detections of cancer biomarkers in thermal space using encapsulated phase change nanoparticles Liyuan Ma, Yan Hong, Zeyu Ma, Charalambos Kaittanis, J. Manuel Perez, and Ming Su Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 043701 (2009) Smallest artificial molecular neural-net for collective and emergent information processing Anirban Bandyopadhyay, Satyajit Sahu, and Daisuke Fujita Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 113702 (2009) Electrical detection of single-base DNA mutation using functionalized nanoparticles Mohammud R. Noor, Swati Goyal, Shawn M. Christensen, and Samir M. Iqbal Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 073703 (2009) Quinoxaline-based π-conjugated donor polymer for highly efficient organic thin-film solar cells Daisuke Kitazawa, Nobuhiro Watanabe, Shuhei Yamamoto, and Jun Tsukamoto Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 053701 (2009) Magnetic bead counter using a micro-Hall sensor for biological applications Wonhyun Lee, Sungjung Joo, Sun Ung Kim, Kungwon Rhie, Jinki Hong, Kyung-Ho Shin, and Ki Hyun Kim Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 153903 (2009) DNA-quantum dot sensing platform with combined Förster resonance energy transfer and photovoltaic effect Huijie Qi, Lixiang Wang, Ka-wai Wong, and Zuliang Du Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 143902 (2009) Metal-enhanced bioluminescence: An approach for monitoring biological luminescent processes Evgeni Eltzov, Daria Prilutsky, Ariel Kushmaro, Robert S. Marks, and Chris D. Geddes Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 083901 (2009) QUESTIONS?   •   apl.aip.org   •   1+ 630-252-4200   •   apl@anl.gov

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