New Active Filaments Mimic Biology to Transport Nano-Cargo
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 - 12:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Inspired by micro-scale motions of nature, a group of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, in Chennai, India, has developed a new design for transporting colloidal particles, tiny cargo suspended in substances such as fluids or gels, more rapidly than is currently possible by diffusion.