Publication Date:
2014-11-06
Description:
Article Operating devices that can navigate biomedical fluids and tissues is one of the ultimate goals of microrobotics. Whilst the current designs are restricted to non-reciprocal actuations, Qiu et al . report swimming via simple reciprocal motion by exploiting the non-Newtonian rheology of viscous fluids. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms6119 Authors: Tian Qiu, Tung-Chun Lee, Andrew G. Mark, Konstantin I. Morozov, Raphael Münster, Otto Mierka, Stefan Turek, Alexander M. Leshansky, Peer Fischer
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics