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Chemotactic Behavior of Catalytic Motors in Microfluidic Channels
Author(s) -
Baraban Larysa,
Harazim Stefan M.,
Sanchez Samuel,
Schmidt Oliver G.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201301460
Subject(s) - chemotaxis , microfluidics , catalysis , nanotechnology , chemistry , materials science , biochemistry , receptor
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.