Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria

Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria

Bacteria are able to propel themselves and thus drive systems out of equilibrium. Here the authors aim to control this motion and exploit it in microengineered motors which are powered by genetically modified bacteria and driven by light.

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Main Authors: Gaszton Vizsnyiczai, Giacomo Frangipane, Claudio Maggi, Filippo Saglimbeni, Silvio Bianchi, Roberto Di Leonardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15974
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spelling doaj-823f5cd9d6d54458a3f7121639a3f1a62021-05-11T07:24:33ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-06-01811710.1038/ncomms15974Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteriaGaszton Vizsnyiczai0Giacomo Frangipane1Claudio Maggi2Filippo Saglimbeni3Silvio Bianchi4Roberto Di Leonardo5Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma ‘Sapienza’Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma ‘Sapienza’NANOTEC-CNR, Institute of Nanotechnology, Soft and Living Matter LaboratoryNANOTEC-CNR, Institute of Nanotechnology, Soft and Living Matter LaboratoryNANOTEC-CNR, Institute of Nanotechnology, Soft and Living Matter LaboratoryDipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma ‘Sapienza’Bacteria are able to propel themselves and thus drive systems out of equilibrium. Here the authors aim to control this motion and exploit it in microengineered motors which are powered by genetically modified bacteria and driven by light.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15974
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Silvio Bianchi
Roberto Di Leonardo
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Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria
Nature Communications
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title Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria
title_short Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria
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title_fullStr Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria
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title_sort light controlled 3d micromotors powered by bacteria
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
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publishDate 2017-06-01
description Bacteria are able to propel themselves and thus drive systems out of equilibrium. Here the authors aim to control this motion and exploit it in microengineered motors which are powered by genetically modified bacteria and driven by light.
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