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Rechargeable self-assembled droplet microswimmers driven by surface phase transitions

Diana Cholakova, Maciej Lisicki, Stoyan K. Smoukov, Slavka Tcholakova, E. Emily Lin, Jianxin Chen, Gabriele De Canio, Eric Lauga, Nikolai Denkov

2021Nature Physics46 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

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Phase transitionElasticity (physics)PhysicsNanotechnologyActive matterReynolds numberExploitComplex fluidCreaturesBiomimeticsBiocompatible materialThermalPhase (matter)Chemical physicsThermal fluctuationsMechanicsSymmetry (geometry)PropulsionBiomimetic materialsSymmetry breakingMicrofluidicsWettingOptical tweezersAlkaneRotational symmetryShape changeClassical mechanicsSurface tensionBiological organismSurface forceModel systemPulmonary surfactantActuatorMicro and Nano RoboticsPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
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