Droplet manipulation on superhydrophobic surfaces based on external stimulation: A review

C Yang, Q Zeng, J Huang, Z Guo - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic surfaces are smart surfaces with high water contact angles and low
surface energy. When water droplets rest on superhydrophobic surfaces, they often stay at …

Reconfigurable Liquid‐Bodied Miniature Machines: Magnetic Control and Microrobotic Applications

Q Wang, N Xiang, J Lang, B Wang… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soft miniature machines demonstrate multimodal actuation and morphology change
capabilities in narrow spaces smaller than their dimension. The wirelessly controlled soft …

Ultrasonic tweezer for multifunctional droplet manipulation

Z Yuan, C Lu, C Liu, X Bai, L Zhao, S Feng, Y Liu - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Spatiotemporally controllable droplet manipulation is essential in diverse applications,
ranging from thermal management to microfluidics and water harvesting. Despite …

Recent progress in microfluidic biosensors with different driving forces

Y Liu, H Shen, X Yang, S Kang, L Cai, T Tian… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microfluidic biosensors integrating fluid control, target recognition, as well as signal
transduction and output, have been widely used in the field of disease diagnosis, drug …

Contactless acoustic tweezer for droplet manipulation on superhydrophobic surfaces

T Luo, S Liu, R Zhou, C Zhang, D Chen, Y Zhan, Q Hu… - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Droplet manipulation on superhydrophobic surfaces (DMSS) without conventional pipetting
is an emerging liquid handling technology, which can be potentially used for diagnostic …

Bioinspired magnetic cilia: from materials to applications

S Park, G Choi, M Kang, W Kim, J Kim… - Microsystems & …, 2023 - nature.com
Microscale and nanoscale cilia are ubiquitous in natural systems where they serve diverse
biological functions. Bioinspired artificial magnetic cilia have emerged as a highly promising …

Directional droplet transport on functional surfaces with superwettabilities

P Lv, YL Zhang, DD Han, HB Sun - Advanced Materials …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Directional droplet transport on smart surfaces with superwettabilities arouse extensive
attentions from both the scientific community and industry due to the exciting applications in …

Programmable droplet manipulation and wetting with soft magnetic carpets

AF Demirörs, S Aykut, S Ganzeboom… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The ability to regulate interfacial and wetting properties is highly demanded in anti-icing, anti-
biofouling, and medical and energy applications. Recent work on liquid-infused systems …

Ferrofluid droplet manipulation using an adjustable alternating magnetic field

MA Bijarchi, A Favakeh, E Sedighi, MB Shafii - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2020 - Elsevier
Magnetically actuated droplet manipulation offers a promising tool for biomedical and
engineering applications, such as drug delivery, biochemistry, sample handling in lab-on …

Droplet manipulation under a magnetic field: A review

GP Zhu, QY Wang, ZK Ma, SH Wu, YP Guo - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The magnetic manipulation of droplets is one of the emerging magnetofluidic technologies
that integrate multiple disciplines, such as electromagnetics, fluid mechanics and so on. The …