Thursday, January 1, 2026

Cell membranes can act as a power generator.




"Schematic of an active cell membrane. In a typical active biological process, active proteins (shown in a variety of colors) in a cell membrane (shown in blue) interact with various biological components, such as the ATP molecules (shown in white and red). These interactions of active proteins generate active noise (fluctuation) force within a cell membrane, mechanically affecting the out-of-plane displacement of a cell membrane. " (ScitechDaily, Cell Membranes May Act Like Tiny Power Generators)

"Due to the flexoelectric coupling of a cell membrane, changes in out-of-plane displacement induce changes in the transmembrane voltage of a cell membrane, resulting in energy harvesting, active transport of ions, and the generation of electric current across the cell membrane. Credit: Pratik Khandagale, Liping Liu, and Pradeep Sharma" (ScitechDaily, Cell Membranes May Act Like Tiny Power Generators)

Cell membranes can act as a tiny power generator. That observation can be used in nanotechnology. The cell membrane that generates electricity can serve as the power source for tiny microchips that control cells and their behavior. The power those cell membranes create. It is 90 millivolts. That does not seem very high, but it could be enough to feed nanotechnical microchips. Those cell membranes can also feed the cell’s tiny electric engines, which rotate the small fimbria. 

That puts the cell into motion. The cell controls the direction where it moves by changing the fimbria’s bottom inclination angle. A similar system can move the nanomachine. There are actually two types of nanomachines. Non-biological and biological. A biological nanomachine is a bacterium. That natural behavior is transformed. Or manipulated to serve certain focuses, 

Another benefit of this observation is that it enhances our knowledge and understanding of how other cells communicate with the nervous system. This allows developers to make systems. That allows computers to communicate with cells. 

“The researchers found that the electrical differences produced across the membrane, known as transmembrane voltages, can be surprisingly strong. In some cases, the voltage may reach up to 90 millivolts. This is similar in size to the voltage changes that occur when neurons send signals in the brain.” (ScitechDaily, Cell Membranes May Act Like Tiny Power Generators)

“The timing of these changes is also striking. The voltage fluctuations can happen over milliseconds, which closely matches the speed and shape of typical action potential curves seen in nerve cells. This suggests that the same underlying physics could help explain how electrical signaling works in biological systems.”(ScitechDaily, Cell Membranes May Act Like Tiny Power Generators) 

This means. Those electric signals can allow. Neurons communicate with other cells. Using those electric signals. The computer can mimic those signals, or it can control cells using a cloned neuron as a socket. 

The ability to communicate with the nervous system allows. The nervous system. To control cells and their behavior. The computer that is connected to the cloned neuron. Which. Makes it possible to control cells by using the electric impulses that the system gives to cells. These kinds of things. Can. Make a new revolution in medicine. And other types of technologies. 


https://scitechdaily.com/cell-membranes-may-act-like-tiny-power-generators/


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Cell membranes can act as a power generator.

"Schematic of an active cell membrane. In a typical active biological process, active proteins (shown in a variety of colors) in a cell...