posted on 2012-09-06, 00:00authored byGuanjia Zhao, Martin Pumera
A novel thin capsule motor has been described in this
report. It
utilizes the Marangoni effect for the solid capsule to run at a water–oil
interlayer, which has not been reported previously. Intrinsic and
environment factors influencing the motion were investigated. It is
also possible for the velocity, direction, and start/stop of the motion
of the capsule to be manipulated.