Biohybrid and Bioinspired Magnetic Microswimmers |
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Authors: | Klaas Bente Agnese Codutti Felix Bachmann Damien Faivre |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Science Park Golm, Potsdam, Germany;2. Department of Theory & Bio‐Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Science Park Golm, Potsdam, Germany;3. Laboratoire de Bioénergétique Cellulaire, UMR7265 Institut de Biosciences et Biotechnologies, CEA/CNRS/Aix‐Marseille Université, Saint Paul lez Durance, France |
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Abstract: | Many motile microorganisms swim and navigate in chemically and mechanically complex environments. These organisms can be functionalized and directly used for applications (biohybrid approach), but also inspire designs for fully synthetic microbots. The most promising designs of biohybrids and bioinspired microswimmers include one or several magnetic components, which lead to sustainable propulsion mechanisms and external controllability. This Review addresses such magnetic microswimmers, which are often studied in view of certain applications, mostly in the biomedical area, but also in the environmental field. First, propulsion systems at the microscale are reviewed and the magnetism of microswimmers is introduced. The review of the magnetic biohybrids and bioinspired microswimmers is structured gradually from mostly biological systems toward purely synthetic approaches. Finally, currently less explored parts of this field ranging from in situ imaging to swarm control are discussed. |
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Keywords: | bacteria biohybrids magnetic microswimmers microbots sperm |
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