Trapping self-propelled micromotors with microfabricated chevron and heart-shaped chips.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1039/c3lc51419f and PMC identifier 4006116.
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Abstract
We demonstrate that catalytic micromotors can be trapped in microfluidic chips containing chevron and heart-shaped structures. Despite the challenge presented by the reduced size of the traps, microfluidic chips with different trapping geometries can be fabricated via replica moulding. We prove that these microfluidic chips can capture micromotors without the need for any external mechanism to control their motion.
Medical subject headings
- Microfluidic Analytical Techniques
- Motion