Synthetic Nanomotors in Microchannel Networks: Directional Microchip Motion and Controlled Manipulation of Cargo.

The article demonstrates the performance of synthetic nanomotors within microchannel networks. The authors illustrate the nanomotors' directed motion and cargo manipulations along predetermined paths. The authors add that synthetic nanomachines pave the way to integrated functional microdevices powe...

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Published in:Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 130; no. 26; pp. 8164 - 8166
Main Authors: Burdick, Jared, Laocharoensuk, Rawiwan, Wheat, Philip M., Posner, Jonathan D., Wang, Joseph
Format: Article
Published: American Chemical Society 7/2/2008
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Summary:The article demonstrates the performance of synthetic nanomotors within microchannel networks. The authors illustrate the nanomotors' directed motion and cargo manipulations along predetermined paths. The authors add that synthetic nanomachines pave the way to integrated functional microdevices powered by autonomous transport.