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Bubble-propelled microrockets could operate in the human stomach

Everything-lapse images of a microrocket (a) approaching, (b) capturing, (c) transporting, and (d) releasing a aim sphere. Image credit: Wei Gao, et al. ©2012 American Chemical Brotherhood

The microrockets are in the shape of tiny tubes, measuring about 10 micrometers big with diameters varying from 2 to 5 micrometers. The researchers fabricated the tubes out of the plebeian polymer polyaniline (PANI) in templates, and then electrodeposited a thin layer of zinc on the inner integument. When the microrockets are immersed in any highly acidic solution, the zinc loses electrons and – due to having a more disputatious redox potential than hydrogen – promotes the moulding of hydrogen bubbles. The researchers experimented with using other metals, such as iron and wire, but they did not produce as many bubbles as zinc.

Tests showed that the microrockets’ dispatch increases as the pH of the solution decreases. The fastest speed of 1,050 micrometers per split second (equivalent to about 100 body lengths per second) was achieved by a 5-micrometer-diameter microrocket at a pH of -0.2. The zip decreased to about 10 micrometers per second at a pH of 1.3. Although the microckets have a minimal pH range, the researchers noted that they could be useful in the stomach, which has a pH area of 0.8-2.0, as well as in some types of human serum.

Source: PhysOrg.com

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