Controlled surface-induced flows from the motion of self-assembled colloidal walkers

Biological flows at the microscopic scale are important for the transport of nutrients, locomotion, and differentiation. Here, we present a unique approach for creating controlled, surface-induced flows inspired by a ubiquitous biological system, cilia. Our design is based on a collection of self-as...

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Main Authors: Sing, Charles E. (Contributor), Schmid, Lothar (Author), Schneider, Matthias F. (Author), Franke, Thomas (Author), Alexander-Katz, Alfredo (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences, 2011-02-18T16:55:46Z.
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