Directed propulsion of spherical particles along three dimensional helical trajectories

Lee, Jin Gyun; Brooks, Allan M.; Shelton, William A.; Bishop, Kyle J.  M.; Bharti, Bhuvnesh

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10579-1

Title: Directed propulsion of spherical particles along three dimensional helical trajectories

Journal Article · 12 June 2019 · Nature Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10579-1 · OSTI ID:1619524

Lee, Jin Gyun ^[1]; Brooks, Allan M. ^[2]; Shelton, William A. ^[1];

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Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)

Active colloids are a class of microparticles that ‘swim’ through fluids by breaking the symmetry of the force distribution on their surfaces. Our ability to direct these particles along complex trajectories in three-dimensional (3D) space requires strategies to encode the desired forces and torques at the single particle level. Here, we show that spherical colloids with metal patches of low symmetry self-propel along non-linear 3D trajectories when powered remotely by an alternating current (AC) electric field. In particular, particles with triangular patches of approximate mirror symmetry trace helical paths along the axis of the field. We demonstrate that the speed and shape of the particle’s trajectory can be tuned by the applied field strength and the patch geometry. We show that helical motion can enhance particle transport through porous materials with implications for the design of microrobots that can navigate complex environments.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science (CBES); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States); Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0000989; SC0012432

OSTI ID:: 1619524

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1610457; OSTI ID: 1670715

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 10, Issue 1; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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