Droplet Manipulation under a Magnetic Field: A Review [PDF]
Biosensors, 2022 The magnetic manipulation of droplets is one of the emerging magnetofluidic technologies that integrate multiple disciplines, such as electromagnetics, fluid mechanics and so on.
Gui-Ping Zhu +4 more
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A Review of Smart Lubricant-Infused Surfaces for Droplet Manipulation [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2021 The nepenthes-inspired lubricant-infused surface (LIS) is emerging as a novel repellent surface with self-healing, self-cleaning, pressure stability and ultra-slippery properties.
Zhentao Hao, Weihua Li
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Magneto‐Responsive Shutter for On‐Demand Droplet Manipulation [PDF]
Advanced Science, 2021 Magnetically responsive structured surfaces enabling multifunctional droplet manipulation are of significant interest in both scientific and engineering research.
Jian Wang +7 more
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Electrostatic tweezer for droplet manipulation. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2022 Significance The manipulation of liquid droplets plays a crucial role in multidisciplinary applications. However, existing methods still face many challenges, such as short distance, low velocity, restricted operating conditions, the need for extra responsive additives in droplet, and so on.
Jin Y +8 more
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Ultrasonic tweezer for multifunctional droplet manipulation. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2023 Spatiotemporally controllable droplet manipulation is essential in diverse applications, ranging from thermal management to microfluidics and water harvesting. Despite considerable advances, droplet manipulation without surface or droplet pretreatment is still challenging in terms of response and functional adaptability.
Yuan Z +6 more
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An electrothermal platform for active droplet manipulation. [PDF]
RSC Adv, 2023 WS-SLIPS features spontaneous and controllable droplet transport capability to initiate, brake, lock, and resume the directional motion of various liquid droplets under the control of preset DC voltage (∼12 V).
Liu Y +5 more
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Non-Electrode Droplet Manipulation via Triboelectrification Near-Field Energy Transmission [PDF]
ResearchDroplet manipulation technology plays a crucial role in academic research and engineering applications. However, current manipulation technology requires integrated circuits and electrode configurations, which introduce the risk of short circuits and ...
Jun Han +10 more
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Advances in Wettability-Engineered Open Planar-Surface Droplet Manipulation [PDF]
MicromachinesFirstly, this paper reviews the fundamental theories of solid surface wettability and contact angle hysteresis. Subsequently, it further introduces four typical wettability-engineered surfaces with low hysteresis (superhydrophobic, superamphiphobic ...
Ge Chen +8 more
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Acoustofluidic Tweezers Integrated with Droplet Sensing Enable Multifunctional Closed‐Loop Droplet Manipulation [PDF]
Advanced ScienceDroplet manipulation technologies with surface acoustic waves attract significant attention for applications in fluid handling and bioanalysis. However, existing technologies face challenges in automation, precision, and functional integration, limiting ...
Mingyang Sui +5 more
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Broad tunability of ultrasonic tweezer for multi‑droplet manipulation [PDF]
Microsystems & NanoengineeringControllable droplet manipulation is essential for applications from biochemical analysis to soft robotics. Despite significant advances, existing methods struggle to achieve broadly tunable, asynchronous control of multiple droplets, limiting their ...
Zichao Yuan +6 more
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