Thermal activation of catalytic microjets in blood samples using microfluidic chips
We demonstrate that catalytic microjet engines can out-swim high complex media composed of red blood cells and serum. Despite the challenge presented by the high viscosity of the solution at room temperature, the catalytic microjets can be activated at physiological temperature and, consequently, se...
| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/26423 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/26423 https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3lc50756d |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Pharmacology Nanoelectronics Drug-delivery Nanomachines Transport Micromachines Micromotors Fabrication Nanomotors Challenges Nanorobots Movement Farmacologia Nanoelectrònica Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut::Medicina::Farmacologia Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria biomèdica::Electrònica biomèdica |
| Sumario: | We demonstrate that catalytic microjet engines can out-swim high complex media composed of red blood cells and serum. Despite the challenge presented by the high viscosity of the solution at room temperature, the catalytic microjets can be activated at physiological temperature and, consequently, self-propel in diluted solutions of blood samples. We prove that these microjets self-propel in 10× diluted blood samples using microfluidic chips. |
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