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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Auteurs principaux: Hen-Wei Huang, Mahmut Selman Sakar, Andrew J. Petruska, Salvador Pané, Bradley J. Nelson
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/82d755dd049f4803b9cbb44ad05f83fb
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