Carbon dioxide bubble-propelled microengines in carbonated water and beverages.

Chem Commun (Camb)

Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, 220 Handan Rd, Shanghai, P. R. China.

Published: May 2018

We demonstrate a new type of gaseous fuel for rolled-up tubular Ti/Cr microengine powered by carbon dioxide microbubbles in carbonated water and brewed beverages. Existence of microbubble pockets is revealed using on-chip integrated transparent microtubes. Vertical position, angle of rotation and buoyancy of ferromagnetic Ti/Fe/Cr microengines are controlled using an external magnetic field.

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