Janus particle microshuttle: 1D directional self-propulsion modulated by AC electrical field

AIP Advances

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Chen, Jiliang ^a   Zhang, Hongyan ^a   Zheng, Xu ^b   Cui, Haihang ^a  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

AC ELECTRIC FIELD; AC ELECTROKINETICS; DIELECTROPHORETIC; ELECTRICAL FIELD; INTERDIGITAL ELECTRODE; ORIENTATION ANGLES; SELF-PROPULSION; STRIP ELECTRODES;

PROPULSION;

EID: 84896331397     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21583226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4868373     Document Type: Article

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