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- Researchers developed spherical microcontainers using a layer-by-layer technique around a fluorescent core, incorporating a ruthenium polyoxometalate as a molecular motor.
- The system functions by utilizing the propeller effect from the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), enabling movement with speeds that can reach up to 25 μm/s.
- This microcontainer technology can be integrated into microfluidic systems for effective mixing and liquid displacement, allowing for controlled adjustments in propulsion and speed based on the amount of H2O2 added.
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Multicompartment, spherical microcontainers were engineered through a layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte deposition around a fluorescent core while integrating a ruthenium polyoxometalate (Ru4POM), as molecular motor, vis-à-vis its oxygenic, propeller effect, fuelled upon H2O2 decomposition. The resulting chemomechanical system, with average speeds of up to 25 μm s(-1), is amenable for integration into a microfluidic set-up for mixing and displacement of liquids, whereby the propulsion force and the resulting velocity regime can be modulated upon H2O2-controlled addition.
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