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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Kent State University, Kent, OH (US);
Inventors:
Oleg D. Lavrentovich, Kent, OH (US);
Chenhui Peng, Kent, OH (US);
Taras Turiv, Kent, OH (US);
Yubing Guo, Kent, OH (US);
Qi-Huo Wei, Hudson, OH (US);
Assignee:
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, Kent, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/54 (2006.01); C12R 1/125 (2006.01); C12R 1/07 (2006.01); C12R 1/08 (2006.01); C12R 1/12 (2006.01); C12R 1/09 (2006.01); C12R 1/10 (2006.01); C12R 1/11 (2006.01); C12R 1/085 (2006.01); C09K 19/52 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C09K 19/56 (2006.01); C09K 19/60 (2006.01); C09K 19/04 (2006.01); C09K 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12R 1/125 (2013.01); C09K 19/52 (2013.01); C09K 19/544 (2013.01); C09K 19/56 (2013.01); C09K 19/601 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12R 1/075 (2013.01); C12R 1/08 (2013.01); C12R 1/085 (2013.01); C12R 1/09 (2013.01); C12R 1/10 (2013.01); C12R 1/11 (2013.01); C12R 1/12 (2013.01); C09K 2019/0448 (2013.01); C09K 2019/2078 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling self-propelled particles includes providing the particles to a liquid crystalline medium having predesigned local ordering. The method may control at least one of: a local concentration, trajectory, and net flow of self-propelled particles.