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Nematic Colloidal Swarms Assembled and Transported on Photosensitive Surfaces

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We demonstrate a novel method to assemble and transport swarms of colloidal particles by combining liquid crystals enabled electrophoresis and photo-sensitive surface patterning. Colloidal particles are propelled in a nematic liquid crystal via application of an alternating current electric field. Swarms of particles are assembled into a rotating mill cluster, or moved as a whole along predefined paths photo-imprinted on chemically functionalized substrates. This technique represents an alternative approach to fluid based lab-on-a-chip technologies guiding the motion of large ensembles of micrometer scale solid or liquid inclusions.

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IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience, 2015, vol. 14, num. 3, p. 267-271

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Articles publicats en revistes (Física Quàntica i Astrofísica)

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Nematic Colloidal Swarms Assembled and Transported on Photosensitive Surfaces