Recent advances in self-propelled particles

• 来源期刊: 中国科学:化学（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2017,（10）
• 页码范围: 1293-1304
• 页数: 12页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1007/s11426-017-9115-8

摘要

"Active" components can be introduced into a passive system to completely change its physical behavior from its typical behavior at thermodynamic equilibrium.To reveal the interaction mechanisms between individuals,researchers have designed unique self-propelled particles to mimic the collective behavior of biological systems.This review focuses on recent theoretical and experimental advances in the study of self-propelled particle systems and their individual and collective behaviors.The potential applications of actve particles in chemical,biological and environmental sensing and single particle imaging are discussed.