Self-motile colloidal particles: from directed propulsion to random walk.
The motion of an artificial microscale swimmer that uses a chemical reaction catalyzed on its own surface to achieve autonomous propulsion is fully characterized experimentally. It is shown that at short times it has a substantial component of directed motion, with a velocity that depends on the con...
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Howse, JR,
Jones, R,
Ryan, A,
Gough, T,
Vafabakhsh, R,
Golestanian, R |
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| Format: | Journal article
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
2007
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