Efficient bubble propulsion of polymer-based microengines in real-life environments
Abstract
Template-electrodeposited polymer/Pt microtube engines display efficient propulsion in a wide range of real-life samples ranging from seawater to human serum. Remarkably high speeds are observed in fuel-enhanced raw serum, apple juice, seawater, lake and river water samples. Our results indicate that polymer-based microengines hold considerable promise for diverse practical applications and that real samples exert different effects upon propulsion of different bubble-propelled microtube engines.
Additional Information
© Royal Society of Chemistry 2013. Received 25th June 2013 , Accepted 23rd July 2013. First published on 30th July 2013. This project received support from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency-Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (Grant no. HDTRA1-13-1-0002). W.G. is a HHMI International Student Research fellow.Attached Files
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- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
- HDTRA1-13-1-0002
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
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