Bubble-Propelled Micromotors for Enhanced Transport of Passive Tracers
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- 作者：Jahir Orozco ; Beatriz Jurado-S谩nchez ; Gregory Wagner ; Wei Gao ; Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt ; Sirilak Sattayasamitsathit ; Michael Galarnyk ; Allan Cort茅s ; David Saintillan ; Joseph Wang
- 刊名：Langmuir
- 出版年：2014
- 出版时间：May 13, 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：30
- 期：18
- 页码：5082-5087
- 全文大小：256K
- 年卷期：v.30,no.18(May 13, 2014)
- ISSN：1520-5827
文摘
Fluid convection and mixing induced by bubble-propelled tubular microengines are characterized using passive microsphere tracers. Enhanced transport of the passive tracers by bubble-propelled micromotors, indicated by their mean squared displacement (MSD), is dramatically larger than that observed in the presence of catalytic nanowires and Janus particle motors. Bubble generation is shown to play a dominant role in the effective fluid transport observed in the presence of tubular microengines. These findings further support the potential of using bubble-propelled microengines for mixing reagents and accelerating reaction rates. The study offers useful insights toward understanding the role of the motion of multiple micromotors, bubble generation, and additional factors (e.g., motor density and fuel concentration) upon the observed motor-induced fluid transport.