Autonomously motile catalytic nanomotors by bubble propulsion

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 16, 2009, Pages

  Gibbs, J G ^a   Zhao, Y P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK CONCENTRATIONS; CATALYTIC NANOMOTORS; CATALYTIC SURFACES; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DECOMPOSITIONS; MICRO BEADS; MODEL PREDICTIONS; PROPELLING FORCES; PROPULSION MODELS; SPHERICAL SILICAS;

HYDROGEN; OXIDATION; PLATINUM; PROPULSION; SILICA; SURFACE TENSION;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

EID: 65449124251     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3122346     Document Type: Article

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