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
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:823f5cd9d6d54458a3f7121639a3f1a62021-12-02T14:41:20ZLight controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria10.1038/ncomms159742041-1723https://doaj.org/article/823f5cd9d6d54458a3f7121639a3f1a62017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15974https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Bacteria 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.Gaszton VizsnyiczaiGiacomo FrangipaneClaudio MaggiFilippo SaglimbeniSilvio BianchiRoberto Di LeonardoNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)
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Giacomo Frangipane
Claudio Maggi
Filippo Saglimbeni
Silvio Bianchi
Roberto Di Leonardo
Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria
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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author Gaszton Vizsnyiczai
Giacomo Frangipane
Claudio Maggi
Filippo Saglimbeni
Silvio Bianchi
Roberto Di Leonardo
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title Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria
title_short Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria
title_full Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria
title_fullStr Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria
title_full_unstemmed Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria
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