Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria

Gaszton Vizsnyiczai; Giacomo Frangipane; Claudio Maggi; Filippo Saglimbeni; Silvio Bianchi; Roberto Di Leonardo

doi:10.1038/ncomms15974

Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria

Gaszton Vizsnyiczai,
Giacomo Frangipane,
Claudio Maggi,
Filippo Saglimbeni,
Silvio Bianchi,
Roberto Di Leonardo

Affiliations

Gaszton Vizsnyiczai: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma ‘Sapienza’
Giacomo Frangipane: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma ‘Sapienza’
Claudio Maggi: NANOTEC-CNR, Institute of Nanotechnology, Soft and Living Matter Laboratory
Filippo Saglimbeni: NANOTEC-CNR, Institute of Nanotechnology, Soft and Living Matter Laboratory
Silvio Bianchi: NANOTEC-CNR, Institute of Nanotechnology, Soft and Living Matter Laboratory
Roberto Di Leonardo: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma ‘Sapienza’

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15974
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Bacteria are able to propel themselves and thus drive systems out of equilibrium. Here the authors aim to control this motion and exploit it in microengineered motors which are powered by genetically modified bacteria and driven by light.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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