Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2012,3, 163–171, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.16
; lowReynoldsnumberhydrodynamics; magneto-optical tweezers; microfluidics; Introduction
The ability to move or to generate a flow in the surrounding medium is essential for living organisms. Unicellular organisms, for example, move when searching for food or better living conditions. In
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Figure 1:
The artificial cilium is made of superparamagnetic beads. An external magnetic field is used to act...