authors
J.M. Silva, J.P.F. Carvalho, M.C. Teixeira, W.M. Facchinatto, M.D. Braz, A. Almeida, H. Oliveira, C. Vilela, P.C. Branco, J. Martins, M.G. Freire, C.S.R. Freire, A.J.D. Silvestre
our authors
Projects
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials (UIDB/50011/2020)
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials (UIDP/50011/2020)
Associated Laboratory CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials (LA/P/0006/2020)
Engineering self-propelled cellulose-based Janus microrobots (Cell4Janus)
acknowledgements
This work was developed within the scope of the projects CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, UIDB/50011/2020 (DOI 10.54499/UIDB/50011/2020), UIDP/50011/2020 (DOI 10.54499/UIDP/50011/2020) & LA/P/0006/2020 (DOI 10.54499/LA/P/0006/2020), and CESAM (UIDP/50017/2020+UIDB/50017/2020+ LA/P/0094/2020) financed by national funds through the FCT/MECTES (PIDDAC). FCT is also acknowledged for research contracts under Scientific Employment Stimulus to C.S.R.F (DOI 10.54499/CEECIND/00464/2017/CP1459/CT0033), C.V. (DOI 10.54499/2021.01571.CEECIND/CP1659/CT0024) and H.O. (DOI 10.54499/CEECIND/04050/2017/CP1459/CT0023), and for the PhD scholarship of M.D.B. (2020.06571.BD, DOI 10.54499/2020.06571.BD) and J.P.F.C (2020.09018.BD, DOI 10.54499/2020.09018.BD). The project Cell4Janus (PTDC/BII-BIO/1901/2021, DOI 10.54499/PTDC/BII-BIO/1901/2021), financially supported by national funds (OE) through FCT/MCTES, is acknowledged for the research contract of W.M.F. The project be@t – Textile Bioeconomy (TC-C12-i01, Sustainable Bioeconomy No. 02/C12- i01.01/2022), promoted by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), Next Generation EU, for the period 2021–2026 is acknowledged for the research contract of M.C.T. The authors would also like to acknowledge Celbi – Celulose da Beira Industrial, SA and The Navigator Company for funding the PhD scholarship of J. M. S. Confocal fluorescence image acquisition was performed in the LiM facility of iBiMED, a node of PPBI (Portuguese Platform of BioImaging): POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022122.

