Acoustic microfluidic devices are powerful tools that use sound waves to manipulate micro-
or nanoscale objects or fluids in analytical chemistry and biomedicine. Their simple device …

Optical manipulations utilizing the mechanical effect of light have been indispensable in
various disciplines. Among those various manipulations, optical pulling has emerged …

Cilia are short, hair-like appendages ubiquitous in various biological systems, which have
evolved to manipulate and gather food in liquids at regimes where viscosity dominates …

Liquid manipulation is the foundation of most laboratory processes. For macroscale liquid
handling, both do-it-yourself and commercial robotic systems are available; however, for …

The remarkable structural, optical, and electronic characteristics of inorganic perovskite
materials have generated significant enthusiasm within the field of solar technology. The …

Abstract Systems capable of precise motion in the vasculature can offer exciting possibilities
for applications in targeted therapeutics and non-invasive surgery. So far, the majority of the …

Highly efficient and inexpensive electrochemical splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen
gas constitutes the most critical capability needed for the development of a future hydrogen …

Although considerable research efforts have been devoted to the design and development
of non-noble electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), substantial enhancement …

Automated manipulation of small particles using external (eg, magnetic, electric and
acoustic) fields has been an emerging technique widely used in different areas. The …

Optical and acoustic tweezers, despite operating on different physical principles, offer non-
contact manipulation of microscopic and mesoscopic objects, making them essential in …