Journal
SMALL
Volume 17, Issue 52, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104926
Keywords
active motion; dynamic light scattering; enhanced diffusion; Janus micromotors
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- 3M Non-tenured Faculty Award
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
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DLS method allows characterization of the 3D active motion of JM and quantification of time-dependent behavior for a broader range of JM sizes. The translational and rotational diffusion of JM is decoupled by studying the functions of fuel concentration, JM concentration, and time after fuel addition.
Advances in fabrication methods have positioned Janus micromotors (JMs) as candidates for use as autonomous devices in applications across diverse fields, spanning drug delivery to environmental remediation. While the design of most micromotors is straightforward, the non-steady state active motion exhibited by these systems is complex and difficult to characterize. Traditionally, JM active motion is characterized using optical microscopy single particle tracking for systems confined in 2D. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) offers an alternative high-throughput method for characterizing the 3D active motion in bulk JM dispersions with additional capabilities to quantify time-dependent behavior for a broader range of JM sizes. Here, the active motion of spherical JMs is examined by DLS and it is demonstrated that the method enables decoupling of the translational and rotational diffusion. Systematic studies quantifying the time-dependent diffusive properties as a function of fuel concentration, JM concentration, and time after fuel addition are presented. The analyses presented in this work position DLS to facilitate future advances of JM systems by serving as a fast-screening characterization method for active motion.
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