Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria

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

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.