Fast and programmable transport of droplets on a substrate is desirable in microfluidic,
thermal, biomedical, and energy devices. Photoresponsive surfactants are promising …

Droplets with guided motion have potential applications as microreactors and delivery
vehicles. Directing long-range migration powered solely by light is particularly …

Droplets are attractive building blocks for dynamic matter that organizes into adaptive
structures. Communication among collectively operating droplets opens untapped potential …

The generation and control of microscale flows are crucial for fundamental as well as
applied aspects of microfluidics. Commonly employed strategies for creating microflows are …

Hypothesis Manipulating droplet transportation without inputting work is desired and
important in microfluidic systems. Although the creation of wettability gradient on surfaces …

Discrete droplet transport has drawn much interest in a broad range of applications.
Controlling the motion direction in droplet transport, however, is a long-lasting challenge. In …

The development of noninvasive and robust strategies for manipulation of droplets and
bubbles is crucial in applications such as boiling and condensation, electrocatalysis, and …

The manipulation of microfluidic systems plays a crucial role in various applications within
biology, chemistry, and materials science. However, conventional driving techniques often …

Solvent exchange is a simple method to produce surface nanodroplets on a substrate for a
wide range of applications by displacing a solution of good solvent, poor solvent, and oil …

The intelligent transport of materials at interfaces is essential for a wide range of processes,
including chemical microreactions, bioanalysis, and microfabrication. Both passive and …