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P Tierno¹, F Sagués

¹Departament d'Estructura i Constituents de la Matèria, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. ptierno@ub.edu

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Microscale colloidal doublets propelled by magnetic fields can move in tilted paths, not just straight lines. This study explains this steering phenomenon by refining a theoretical model with new calculations.

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Area of Science:

Physics, Soft Matter
Colloidal Science
Microfluidics

Background:

Microscale colloidal doublets, DNA-linked and paramagnetic, propel in viscous fluids under precessing magnetic fields.
Previous models (Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 218304 (2008)) described linear motion.

Purpose of the Study:

To explain and model the tilted trajectories of microscale colloidal doublets.
To investigate the influence of precession angle on particle motion.

Main Methods:

Extending a prior theoretical model by incorporating high-order corrections.
Analyzing the director field expansion for composite particle dynamics.
Comparing analytical predictions with experimental data.

Main Results:

Demonstrated that specific precession angles induce tilted trajectories with lateral velocity.
Validated the extended model's ability to predict non-linear motion.
Showcased steering capabilities of colloidal doublets.

Conclusions:

The refined model accurately describes the tilted motion of microscale colloidal doublets.
High-order corrections are crucial for understanding complex particle trajectories.
This work advances the control of microscale particle movement in fluids.