title: Helical and tubular lipid microstructures that are electroless-coated with CoNiReP for wireless magnetic manipulation.
abstract: Hybrid magnetic phospholipidic-based tubular and helical microagents are wirelessly manipulated by means of a 5-DOF electromagnetic system. Two different strategies are used to manipulate these nanostructures in simulated biologic capillaries. Tubules are pulled by applying magnetic field gradients and oriented by magnetic fields. Helices exhibit a cork-screw motion similar to the swimming strategy used by motile bacteria such as E. coli.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schuerle
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pané
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pellicer
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sort
authors.forename: Maria D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Baró
authors.forename: Bradley J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D004595:Electroplating / Q000379:methods*; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008280:Magnetics / Q000379:methods*; D060306:Magnetometry; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D014732:Vibration; D059015:Wireless Technology
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D008055:Lipids; D008670:Metals