Issue 22, 2013

Thermal activation of catalytic microjets in blood samples using microfluidic chips

Abstract

We demonstrate that catalytic microjet engines can out-swim high complex media composed of red blood cells and serum. Despite the challenge presented by the high viscosity of the solution at room temperature, the catalytic microjets can be activated at physiological temperature and, consequently, self-propel in diluted solutions of blood samples. We prove that these microjets self-propel in 10× diluted blood samples using microfluidic chips.

Graphical abstract: Thermal activation of catalytic microjets in blood samples using microfluidic chips

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Jun 2013
Accepted
09 Sep 2013
First published
10 Sep 2013
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Lab Chip, 2013,13, 4299-4303

Thermal activation of catalytic microjets in blood samples using microfluidic chips

L. Soler, C. Martínez-Cisneros, A. Swiersy, S. Sánchez and O. G. Schmidt, Lab Chip, 2013, 13, 4299 DOI: 10.1039/C3LC50756D

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