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Microswimmers benefit from thermoelectric guidance

18 Sep 2020 Isabelle Dumé
microswimmers
Under light fields, polystyrene/gold Janus particles are set to swim and rotate alternatively such that they follow a predefined path (reprinted under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License)
Microscopic devices made from so-called Janus particles can be made to “swim” through liquid wit

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