Rational Design of Polymer Conical Nanoswimmers with Upstream Motility
Wei Wang, Zhiguang Wu, Ling Yang, Tieyan Si, Qiang He
Abstract
, which is higher than the blood velocity in capillaries and thus provides a proof-of-concept design for upstream nanoswimmers.
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NanoshellPropulsionConical surfaceNanotechnologyUpstream (networking)Materials scienceRational designSurface modificationFlow (mathematics)Aerospace engineeringMechanical engineeringComputer scienceEngineeringComposite materialPhysicsMechanicsNanoparticleComputer networkMicro and Nano RoboticsMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing TechnologiesMolecular Communication and Nanonetworks