Controlled swimming in confined fluids of magnetically actuated colloidal rotors.

We show that DNA-linked anisotropic doublets composed of paramagnetic colloidal particles can be endowed with controlled propulsion when floating above a flat plate and subjected to a magnetic field precessing around an axis parallel to the plate. The propulsion mechanism for this artificial swimmer...

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Autori principali: Tierno, P, Golestanian, R, Pagonabarraga, I, Sagués, F
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2008

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