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dc.contributor.authorGarcía Torres, José Manuel
dc.contributor.authorCalero, Carles
dc.contributor.authorSagués Mestres, Francesc
dc.contributor.authorPagonabarraga, I.
dc.contributor.authorTierno, Prieto
dc.contributor.otherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Ciència dels Materials i Enginyeria Metal·lúrgica
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-15T06:49:10Z
dc.date.available2018-06-15T06:49:10Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-25
dc.identifier.citationGarcia, J., Calero, C., Sagués, F., Pagonabarraga, I., Tierno, P. Magnetically tunable bidirectional locomotion of a self-assembled nanorod-sphere propeller. "Nature communications", 25 Abril 2018, vol. 9, núm. 1663, p. 1-7.
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/118095
dc.description.abstractField-driven direct assembly of nanoscale matter has impact in disparate fields of science. In microscale systems, such concept has been recently exploited to optimize propulsion in viscous fluids. Despite the great potential offered by miniaturization, using self-assembly to achieve transport at the nanoscale remains an elusive task. Here we show that a hybrid propeller, composed by a ferromagnetic nanorod and a paramagnetic microsphere, can be steered in a fluid in a variety of modes, from pusher to puller, when the pair is dynamically actuated by a simple oscillating magnetic field. We exploit this unique design to build more complex structures capable of carrying several colloidal cargos as microscopic trains that quickly disassemble at will under magnetic command. In addition, our prototype can be extended to smaller nanorods below the diffraction limit, but still dynamically reconfigurable by the applied magnetic field.
dc.format.extent7 p.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 Spain
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
dc.subjectÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
dc.subject.lcshHydrodynamics
dc.subject.lcshMagnetic fields
dc.titleMagnetically tunable bidirectional locomotion of a self-assembled nanorod-sphere propeller
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.lemacHidrodinàmica
dc.subject.lemacCamps magnètics
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-018-04115-w
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.rights.accessOpen Access
local.identifier.drac23180910
dc.description.versionPostprint (published version)
dc.relation.projectidinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/665440/EU/Magnetically actuated bio-inspired metamaterials/ABIOMATER
local.citation.authorGarcia, J.; Calero, C.; Sagués, F.; Pagonabarraga, I.; Tierno, P.
local.citation.publicationNameNature communications
local.citation.volume9
local.citation.number1663
local.citation.startingPage1
local.citation.endingPage7
dc.identifier.pmid29695717


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