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Title: Interface colloidal robotic manipulator

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1207240

A magnetic colloidal system confined at the interface between two immiscible liquids and energized by an alternating magnetic field dynamically self-assembles into localized asters and arrays of asters. The colloidal system exhibits locomotion and shape change. By controlling a small external magnetic field applied parallel to the interface, structures can capture, transport, and position target particles.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Patent Number(s):
9,099,233
Application Number:
13/200,494
OSTI ID:
1207240
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2011 Sep 23
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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