Transport of a soft cargo on a nanoscale ratchet

Surface ratchets can guide droplet transport for microfluidic systems. Here, we demonstrated the actuation of microgels encapsulated in droplets using a unidirectional nanotextured surface, which moves droplets with low vibration amplitudes by a ratcheting mechanism. The nanofilm carries droplets al...

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Publié dans:Applied physics letters. - 1998. - 99(2011), 6 vom: 08. Aug., Seite 63703-637033
Auteur principal: Sekeroglu, Koray (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Gurkan, Umut A, Demirci, Utkan, Demirel, Melik C
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: 2011
Accès à la collection:Applied physics letters
Sujets:Journal Article