Bacterial propulsion of chemically patterned micro-cylinders

Proceedings of the 2nd Biennial IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 753-757

  Behkam, Bahareh ^a   Sitti, Metin ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FLUID DYNAMICS; MOTION CONTROL; PROPULSION; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

CYLINDRICAL BODIES; MICRO-ROBOTICS; MICRO-SCALE OBJECTS; MICROFABRICATED; PATTERNING TECHNIQUES; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; PROPULSION EFFICIENCIES;

BACTERIOLOGY;

EID: 63049094007     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BIOROB.2008.4762892     Document Type: Conference Paper

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