Issue 7, 2016

Artificial micro-swimmers in simulated natural environments

Abstract

Microswimmers, such as bacteria, are known to show different behaviours depending on their local environment. They identify spatial chemical gradients to find nutrient rich areas (chemotaxis) and interact with shear flows to accumulate in high shear regions. Recently, artificial microswimmers have been developed which mimic their natural counterparts in many ways. One of the exciting topics in this field is to study these artificial motors in several natural settings like the ones bacteria interact with. In this Focus article, we summarize recent observations of artificial swimmers in chemical gradients, shear flows and other interesting natural environments simulated in the lab using microfluidics and nanotechnology.

Graphical abstract: Artificial micro-swimmers in simulated natural environments

Article information

Article type
Focus
First published
16 feb 2016

Lab Chip, 2016,16, 1101-1105

Artificial micro-swimmers in simulated natural environments

J. Katuri, K. D. Seo, D. S. Kim and S. Sánchez, Lab Chip, 2016, 16, 1101 DOI: 10.1039/C6LC90022D

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