Soft micromachines with programmable motility and morphology

Soft micromachines with programmable motility and morphology

In nature many microorganisms are able to change their shape to adapt to the changes in the environment. Inspired by this phenomenon, here Huang et al. build artificial microswimmers with body and flagellum made of programmable hydrogel-based materials incorporated with magnetic nanoparticles.

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Main Authors: Hen-Wei Huang, Mahmut Selman Sakar, Andrew J. Petruska, Salvador Pané, Bradley J. Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12263
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spelling doaj-82d755dd049f4803b9cbb44ad05f83fb2021-05-11T10:43:34ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-07-017111010.1038/ncomms12263Soft micromachines with programmable motility and morphologyHen-Wei Huang0Mahmut Selman Sakar1Andrew J. Petruska2Salvador Pané3Bradley J. Nelson4Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH ZurichInstitute of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneInstitute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH ZurichInstitute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH ZurichInstitute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH ZurichIn nature many microorganisms are able to change their shape to adapt to the changes in the environment. Inspired by this phenomenon, here Huang et al. build artificial microswimmers with body and flagellum made of programmable hydrogel-based materials incorporated with magnetic nanoparticles.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12263
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Bradley J. Nelson
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Mahmut Selman Sakar
Andrew J. Petruska
Salvador Pané
Bradley J. Nelson
Soft micromachines with programmable motility and morphology
Nature Communications
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title Soft micromachines with programmable motility and morphology
title_short Soft micromachines with programmable motility and morphology
title_full Soft micromachines with programmable motility and morphology
title_fullStr Soft micromachines with programmable motility and morphology
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title_sort soft micromachines with programmable motility and morphology
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2016-07-01
description In nature many microorganisms are able to change their shape to adapt to the changes in the environment. Inspired by this phenomenon, here Huang et al. build artificial microswimmers with body and flagellum made of programmable hydrogel-based materials incorporated with magnetic nanoparticles.
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