A novel method of microfabrication and manipulation of bacterial teamsters in low Reynolds number fluidic environments

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-346

  Steager, Edward B ^a   Patel, Jigarkumar A ^a   Kim, Chang Beom ^a   Yi, Dong Kee ^b   Lee, Woong ^c   Kim, Min Jun ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Changwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biomolecular motors; Flagellated bacteria; Microactuation; Microrobotics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; FABRICATION; MICROANALYSIS; MICROFABRICATION; MICROMACHINING; NONMETALS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SILICON;

BIOMOLECULAR MOTORS; CUSTOM DESIGNED; FLAGELLATED BACTERIA; FLUIDIC ACTUATORS; LOW-REYNOLDS NUMBER; MICROACTUATION; MICROROBOTICS; NOVEL METHODOLOGY; NOVEL METHODS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SILICON MICROSTRUCTURES; TRACKING ALGORITHMS;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 49049119778     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-007-0252-6     Document Type: Article

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