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SUBMITTER: Yuan Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6261955 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yuan Ye Y Abuhaimed Ghaneema N GN Liu Qingkun Q Smalyukh Ivan I II
Nature communications 20181128 1
Biological motors are marvels of nature that inspire creation of their synthetic counterparts with comparable nanoscale dimensions, high efficiency and diverse functions. Molecular motors have been synthesized, but obtaining nanomotors through self-assembly remains challenging. Here we describe a self-assembled colloidal motor with a repetitive light-driven rotation of transparent micro-particles immersed in a liquid crystal and powered by a continuous exposure to unstructured ~1 nW light. A mon ...[more]