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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Microfluidics
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Bacteria-based microrobots offer potential for targeted biomedical applications.
  • Fabricating biocompatible microrobots with controlled bacteria adhesion is challenging due to surface properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a method for fabricating poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) microbeads for bacteria-based microrobots.
  • To achieve selective adhesion of bacteria to PEG microbeads.
  • To enhance the motility of bacteria-based microrobots.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of PEG microbeads (8.18 ± 3.4 μm) using a cross-junction microfluidic channel and UV irradiation.
  • Selective surface modification of PEG microbeads with poly-L-lysine (PLL).
  • Patterning of attenuated Salmonella typhimurium onto PLL-coated regions using agarose gel.

Main Results:

  • Successfully fabricated biocompatible PEG microbeads.
  • Achieved selective bacteria adhesion to PLL-modified PEG microbeads.
  • Selectively coated microrobots exhibited significantly enhanced motility (12.33x and 7.40x higher velocities compared to uncoated and fully coated groups, respectively).

Conclusions:

  • Demonstrated a viable method for creating bacteria-based microrobots using selectively functionalized PEG microbeads.
  • Selective bacteria patterning enhances microrobot motility, paving the way for advanced biomedical applications.