Magnetic nanobots: construction and study of microscopic swimming machines
Dr Peter Petrov and Dr Feodor Ogrin
The project is a collaboration between electromagnetic materials and biomedical physics research at Exeter which aims to develop a new generation of microscopic magnetic 'machines' capable of directional motion in liquids with high viscosity. The project is based upon a novel idea that we have patented [1] and published [2]. The potential applications range from microfluidic devices in engineering and chemistry to targeted drug delivery devices in biomedicine.
[1] International Application No. PCT/GB2008/050120 - Controllable Magnetic Systems
[2] F.Y.Ogrin, P.G.Petrov, C.P. Winlove, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 218102 (2008)
