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Using self-driven microswimmers for particle separation
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| Microscopic self-propelled swimmers capable of autonomous navigation through complex environments provide appealing opportunities for localization, pick-up and delivery of micro and nanoscopic objects. Inspired by motile cells and bacteria, man-made microswimmers have been fabricated, and their motion in patterned surroundings has been experimentally studied. We propose to use self-driven artificial microswimmers for the separation of binary mixtures of colloids. We revealed different regimes of separation, including one with a velocity inversion. Our findings could be of use for various biological and medical applications. |
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English
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Soft matter. - Cambridge | |
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Cambridge : 2012
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1744-683X
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8:19(2012), p. 5175-5179
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000303208700009
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