Independent Positioning of Magnetic Nanomotors


Autoria(s): Mandal, Pranay; Chopra, Vaishali; Ghosh, Ambarish
Data(s)

2015

Resumo

There is considerable interest in powering and maneuvering nanostructures remotely in fluidic media using noninvasive fuel-free methods, for which small homogeneous magnetic fields are ideally suited. Current strategies include helical propulsion of chiral nanostructures, cilia-like motion of flexible filaments, and surface assisted translation of asymmetric colloidal doublets and magnetic nanorods, in all of which the individual structures are moved in a particular direction that is completely tied to the characteristics of the driving fields. As we show in this paper, when we use appropriate magnetic field configurations and actuation time scales, it is possible to maneuver geometrically identical nanostructures in different directions, and subsequently position them at arbitrary locations with respect to each other. The method reported here requires proximity of the nanomotors to a solid surface, and could be useful in applications that require remote and independent control over individual components in microfluidic environments.

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Identificador

http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/51825/1/ASC_Nano_9-5_4717_2015.pdf

Mandal, Pranay and Chopra, Vaishali and Ghosh, Ambarish (2015) Independent Positioning of Magnetic Nanomotors. In: ACS NANO, 9 (5). pp. 4717-4725.

Publicador

AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Relação

http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1021/acsnano.5b01518

http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/51825/

Palavras-Chave #Electrical Communication Engineering #Centre for Nano Science and Engineering #Physics
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Journal Article

PeerReviewed