Tadpole-like artificial micromotor

We describe a polymer-based artificial tadpole-like micromotor, which is fabricated through the electrospinning technique. By incorporating functional materials onto its surface or within its body, the resulting tadpole-like micromotor can not only move autonomously in an aqueous solution with a fle...

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Published in:Nanoscale 2015-02, Vol.7 (6), p.2276-2280
Main Authors: Liu, Limei, Liu, Mei, Su, Yajun, Dong, Yonggang, Zhou, Wei, Zhang, Lina, Zhang, Hui, Dong, Bin, Chi, Lifeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aqueous solutions
Electrospinning
Magnetic properties
Micromotors
Nanostructure
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Summary:We describe a polymer-based artificial tadpole-like micromotor, which is fabricated through the electrospinning technique. By incorporating functional materials onto its surface or within its body, the resulting tadpole-like micromotor can not only move autonomously in an aqueous solution with a flexible tail, but also exhibit thermo- and magnetic responsive properties.
ISSN:2040-3364
2040-3372
DOI:10.1039/c4nr06621a