Chemical propulsion generates motion by directly converting locally stored chemical energy into mechanical energy. Here, we describe chemically driven autonomous motion generated by using imidazolium-based ionic liquids on a water surface. From measurements of the driving force of a locomotor loaded with an ionic liquid and observations of convection on the water surface originating from the ionic liquid container of the locomotor, the driving mechanism of the motion is found to be due to the Marangoni effect that arises from the anisotropic distribution of ionic liquids on the water surface. The maximum driving force and the force-generation duration are determined by the surface activity of the ionic liquid and the solubility of the ionic...
An analytical and numerical investigation of the performance of a dual-mode propulsion system using ...
Chemotaxis, the ability of cells to move in response to certain stimuli, forms the basis for a famil...
International audienceWe report spontaneous motion in a fully biocompatible system consisting of pur...
Components with self-propelling abilities are important building blocks of small autonomous systems ...
Chemotactic movement of ionic liquid droplets Herein we report the chemotactic behaviour of self-...
The well-known Marangoni effect perfectly supports the dynamic mechanism of organic solvent-swollen ...
Certain aquatic insects rapidly traverse water by secreting surfactants that exploit the Marangoni e...
Abstract Certain aquatic insects rapidly traverse water by secreting surfactants that exploit the Ma...
Analytical and numerical investigations of the performance of a series of potential dual-mode propul...
Utilizing surfactants and surface tension effects, smart droplets have been previously reported that...
The ability to move in response to an external stimulus is essential for many lifeforms. Certain cel...
Herein we report the chemotactic behaviour of self-propelled droplets composed solely of the ionic l...
The controlled transport of chemical species in fluids is essential to the function of living system...
An analytical and numerical investigation of the performance of a dual-mode propulsion system using ...
Chemotaxis, the ability of cells to move in response to certain stimuli, forms the basis for a famil...
International audienceWe report spontaneous motion in a fully biocompatible system consisting of pur...
Components with self-propelling abilities are important building blocks of small autonomous systems ...
Chemotactic movement of ionic liquid droplets Herein we report the chemotactic behaviour of self-...
The well-known Marangoni effect perfectly supports the dynamic mechanism of organic solvent-swollen ...
Certain aquatic insects rapidly traverse water by secreting surfactants that exploit the Marangoni e...
Abstract Certain aquatic insects rapidly traverse water by secreting surfactants that exploit the Ma...
Analytical and numerical investigations of the performance of a series of potential dual-mode propul...
Utilizing surfactants and surface tension effects, smart droplets have been previously reported that...
The ability to move in response to an external stimulus is essential for many lifeforms. Certain cel...
Herein we report the chemotactic behaviour of self-propelled droplets composed solely of the ionic l...
The controlled transport of chemical species in fluids is essential to the function of living system...
An analytical and numerical investigation of the performance of a dual-mode propulsion system using ...
Chemotaxis, the ability of cells to move in response to certain stimuli, forms the basis for a famil...
International audienceWe report spontaneous motion in a fully biocompatible system consisting of pur...