DocumentCode :
3259011
Title :
Computer 3D controlled bacterial transports and aggregations of microbial adhered nano-components
Author :
Martel, Sylvain ; Taherkhani, Samira ; Tabrizian, Maryam ; Mohammadi, M. ; de Lanauze, Dominic ; Felfoul, Ouajdi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Software Eng., Univ. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
fYear :
2013
fDate :
26-30 Aug. 2013
Firstpage :
146
Lastpage :
150
Abstract :
Bacteria can be used as microcarriers for the transport of nano-components. By exploiting specific taxes such as chemotaxis, aerotaxis or phototaxis, to name but a few examples, sensory-based transports of nano-components towards or away from a specific source of chemical, oxygen, or light for instance, can be achieved. Using microbial adhesion methods, such nano-components can be attached to the surface of magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), allowing for precise magnetotaxis computer controlled transport of these nano-components along a planned path on a planar surface or towards a specific region within a 3D space. Here, the possibility of attaching a large number of nano-components to the surface of magnetotactic bacteria combined with the possibility of aggregating a large number of cells in a 3D space suggests the possibility of delivering and aggregating a large number of nano-components at a specific region within a relatively large 3D space using relatively low electrical energy.
Keywords :
adhesion; aggregation; biomagnetism; biomechanics; cell motility; microorganisms; nanobiotechnology; nanostructured materials; 3D space; aerotaxis; aggregations; cells; chemotaxis; computer 3D controlled bacterial transports; electrical energy; light; magnetotactic bacteria; magnetotaxis computer controlled transport; microbial adhered nanocomponents; microcarriers; nanocomponent transport; oxygen; phototaxis; sensory-based transports; specific chemical source; Adhesives; Force; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance imaging; Microorganisms; Three-dimensional displays; Torque; Bacteria; adhesion; bacterial transport; magnetotaxis; nano-components;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Suzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1210-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/3M-NANO.2013.6737402
Filename :
6737402
Link To Document :
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