Emergent self-propulsion at low Reynolds number
Soft Condensed Matter
2013-02-18 v2 Chemical Physics
Abstract
We here demonstrate the experimental realization of inanimate micro-swimmer complexes showing emergent self-propulsion at low Reynolds number Re < 10^(-4) in quasi 2D colloidal systems. Guided by the substrate, self-organized propulsion occurs for up to 25min with typical velocities of 1-3 \mu m/s, while none of the involved constituents shows self-propulsion on its own.
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@article{arxiv.1211.3328,
title = {Emergent self-propulsion at low Reynolds number},
author = {Alexander Reinmüller and Hans Joachim Schöpe and Thomas Palberg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.3328},
year = {2013}
}
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6 pages