Microscopic engine powered by critical demixing
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2017
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Proceedings of the OSA Biophotonics Congress: Optical Trapping Applications, 2017
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We propose a new type of engine that is powered by the local, reversible demixing of a critical binary liquid. A microscopic particle is optically trapped and performs revolutions due to the emergence of diffusiophoresis.