2017
Near-surface effects on the controlled motion of magnetotactic bacteria
Islam S. M. Khalil, Ahmet Fatih Tabak, Tijmen Hageman, Mohamed Ewis, Marc Pichel, Mohamed E. Mitwally +3
ICRA 2017poster
Magnetotactic bacteria have the potential to controllably reach stagnant fluids inside the human body and achieve targeted drug delivery. In this application, motion of the magnetotactic bacteria is influenced by the near-surface effects such as the background flows and surface interactions. Here, w…