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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
ABSTRACT

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.

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