Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2013 · 179 citations · 35 references
EngineeringMechanical ControlMicrofabricationBioenergeticsMicrofluidic ChannelsMedicineMolecular MotorsCatalytic MotorsFlow CellBiohybrid SystemBioroboticsChemical FuelMicroscale SystemCatalytic MicromotorsActive FluidMicrofluidicsBiofluid DynamicBiophysics
Chemotaxis in practice: Two different artificial catalytic micromotors (tubular and spherical, see scheme) show chemotactic behavior in microfluidic channels demonstrating that catalytic micromotors can sense the gradient of chemical fuel in their environment and be directed towards desired locations.
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