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Reconfigurable multi-component micromachines driven by optoelectronic tweezers

Authors :
Shuailong Zhang
Mohamed Elsayed
Ran Peng
Yujie Chen
Yanfeng Zhang
Jiaxi Peng
Weizhen Li
M. Dean Chamberlain
Adele Nikitina
Siyuan Yu
Xinyu Liu
Steven L. Neale
Aaron R. Wheeler
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

Light-driven micromotors can convert energy to motion in sub-millimeter dimensions. Here, the authors extend this concept and introduce reconfigurable micromachines with multiple components, driven by optoelectronic tweezers, and demonstrate new functionalities.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.92288f197be34f9991763e0b3d64244f
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25582-8