Saltar al contenido
Merck

Light-Fueled Microscopic Walkers.

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) (2015-06-03)
Hao Zeng, Piotr Wasylczyk, Camilla Parmeggiani, Daniele Martella, Matteo Burresi, Diederik Sybolt Wiersma
RESUMEN

The first microscopic artificial walker equipped with liquid-crystalline elastomer muscle is reported. The walker is fabricated by direct laser writing, is smaller than any known living terrestrial creatures, and is capable of several autonomous locomotions on different surfaces.

MATERIALES
Referencia del producto
Marca
Descripción del producto

Sigma-Aldrich
1,4-Bis[4-(3-acryloyloxypropyloxy) benzoyloxy]-2-methylbenzene, ≥97%