August 6, 2012

MICROSWIMMERS: Research Shows Micron-Scale Swimming Robots Could Deliver Drugs & Carry Cargo Using Simple Motion




Microswimmers: Research Shows Micron-Scale Swimming Robots Could Deliver Drugs & Carry Cargo Using Simple Motion

When you’re just a few microns long, swimming can be difficult. At that size scale, the viscosity of water is more like that of honey, and momentum can’t be relied upon to maintain forward motion.

Microorganisms, of course, have evolved ways to swim in spite of these challenges, but tiny robots haven’t quite caught up.

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