Shape governs the motion of chemically propelled Janus swimmers

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 592-598

  Lugli, Francesca ^a   Brini, Emiliano ^a   Zerbetto, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSE GRAINED MODELS; COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; DRIVING FORCES; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; NANO SCALE; PARTICLE SHAPE; RANDOM DIFFUSION; SIMPLE SYSTEM;

CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 84855904255     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp205018u     Document Type: Article

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