Figure 8: Density distribution of 2 μm sPsL particles for the platinum pump.
From: Harnessing catalytic pumps for directional delivery of microparticles in microchambers

The reagent concentrations are 0.59 M H2O2 (orange) and 0.29 M H2O2 (blue). For ∼0.5 mm2 areas along the centre of the pattern, the number of particles settled on the surface was determined by image analysis software as the per cent area covered by particles, which was then normalized. A fivefold increase in tracer particles at a distance of ∼8 mm from the reagent source was observed for 0.59 M H2O2. In contrast, for 0.29 M H2O2, the location of the maximum changed to ∼4 mm. The observed shift in maximum for the tracer density distribution agrees qualitatively with simulated shifts presented in Fig. 5.