Droplets swim to dissolution, could inspire fluid microbots
May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024
ITHACA, New York, May 22 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Researchers discovered that microscopic liquid droplets swim toward solvent conditions that favor their dissolution. This mechanism may underlie some transport processes within living cells, and could be exploited to develop fluid micro robots.
The research was published May 9 in Nature Communications by senior author Eric Dufresne, professor of materials science and engineering at Cornell Enginee . . .
Researchers discovered that microscopic liquid droplets swim toward solvent conditions that favor their dissolution. This mechanism may underlie some transport processes within living cells, and could be exploited to develop fluid micro robots.
The research was published May 9 in Nature Communications by senior author Eric Dufresne, professor of materials science and engineering at Cornell Enginee . . .