The phenomenon of light's momentum was first observed in the laboratory at the beginning
of the twentieth century, and its potential for manipulating microscopic particles was …

This paper proposes a new actuation principle for noncontact actuation. Thermocapillary
convection is a promising principle to manipulate particles at the fluid/gas interface …

From conception to realization, this book covers all aspects of miniaturized systems that
physically interact and manipulate objects at the microscale. It provides an understanding of …

Modulation of surface stresses is a recent and promising method to perform mesoscale
manipulation of components in liquid medium. We present a promising approach using infra …

Separating and sorting of micrometer-sized particles in liquids are important subjects in
current analytical chemistry, colloidal chemistry, environmental chemistry, and biological …

Optically actuated bubbles in oil were used as microrobots. Simulations of the
thermocapillary fluid flow within the oil phase are used to illustrate the mechanisms driving …

Light-matter interactions are exploited in many applications, whereas superparamagnetic
nanoparticles allow to introduce magnetic field control in diverse fluid environments. We …

In this paper, using experimental characterizations, we explore the motion of water droplets
suspended in mineral oil under exposure of a focused continuous wave (CW) fiber laser …

We report focused light-induced activation of intense magnetic microconvection mediated by
suspended magnetic nanoparticles in microscale two-dimensional optothermal grids. Fully …

The invention generally relates to an apparatus and a method for mixing of liquids (50) or of
particles with a liquid (50). In a volume of liquid (50), a thermal convection flow is generated …