The authorsAfter studying physics at the LMU Munich, Thomas Bornschlögl completed his doctorate in the field of single-molecule force spectroscopy, where he investigated the mechanics of special protein structures, and subsequently researched the mechanics and dynamics of the cytoskeleton of cells at the Institut Curie in Paris. Since 2016, he has headed the microscopy department at L'Oréal's research facility in Paris.  Hendrik Dietz studied physics in Paderborn, Zaragoza (Spain) and at the LMU Munich. After receiving his PhD in biophysics on protein mechanics from TU Munich, he did research at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA and turned to creating artificial molecular structures. Since 2009, he has been Professor of Experimental Biophysics at TU Munich, where he specifically uses self-assembly and self-organization to develop new molecular nanodevices and molecular machines.

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• Preface.- About the Authors.- List of "By the way" Sections.- Introduction.- Things You Might Already Know.- Passive Movement by Diffusion.- On the Mechanics of Beams, Polymers, and Membranes.- Active Movement and Enzyme Kinetics.- What We Haven’t Talked About.- Bibliography.- Index.

The authorsAfter studying physics at the LMU Munich, Thomas Bornschlögl completed his doctorate in the field of single-molecule force spectroscopy, where he investigated the mechanics of special protein structures, and subsequently researched the mechanics and dynamics of the cytoskeleton of cells at the Institut Curie in Paris. Since 2016, he has headed the microscopy department at L'Oréal's research facility in Paris.  Hendrik Dietz studied physics in Paderborn, Zaragoza (Spain) and at the LMU Munich. After receiving his PhD in biophysics on protein mechanics from TU Munich, he did research at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA and turned to creating artificial molecular structures. Since 2009, he has been Professor of Experimental Biophysics at TU Munich, where he specifically uses self-assembly and self-organization to develop new molecular nanodevices and molecular machines.

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• Preface.- About the Authors.- List of "By the way" Sections.- Introduction.- Things You Might Already Know.- Passive Movement by Diffusion.- On the Mechanics of Beams, Polymers, and Membranes.- Active Movement and Enzyme Kinetics.- What We Haven’t Talked About.- Bibliography.- Index.

The authorsAfter studying physics at the LMU Munich, Thomas Bornschlögl completed his doctorate in the field of single-molecule force spectroscopy, where he investigated the mechanics of special protein structures, and subsequently researched the mechanics and dynamics of the cytoskeleton of cells at the Institut Curie in Paris. Since 2016, he has headed the microscopy department at L'Oréal's research facility in Paris.  Hendrik Dietz studied physics in Paderborn, Zaragoza (Spain) and at the LMU Munich. After receiving his PhD in biophysics on protein mechanics from TU Munich, he did research at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA and turned to creating artificial molecular structures. Since 2009, he has been Professor of Experimental Biophysics at TU Munich, where he specifically uses self-assembly and self-organization to develop new molecular nanodevices and molecular machines.

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• Preface.- About the Authors.- List of "By the way" Sections.- Introduction.- Things You Might Already Know.- Passive Movement by Diffusion.- On the Mechanics of Beams, Polymers, and Membranes.- Active Movement and Enzyme Kinetics.- What We Haven’t Talked About.- Bibliography.- Index.