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How inertial lift affects the dynamics of a microswimmer in Poiseuille flow
Communications Physics, 2022 The investigation of microswimmer dynamics provides key insights in the design of active microfluidic systems and opens doors for further studies on inertial active matter.
Akash Choudhary +3 more
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Controlling the Collective Transport of Large Passive Particles With Suspensions of Microorganisms
Small, Volume 22, Issue 18, 25 March 2026.Directional light stimuli induce the accumulation of microalgae in suspensions of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. This accumulation triggers large scale bioconvection rolls capable of macroscale transport. Exploiting these bioconvective flows enables to collectively transport of hundreds of large passive particles, paving the way for future applications in ...
Taha Laroussi +4 more
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Physical Intelligence in Small‐Scale Robots and Machines
Advanced Materials, Volume 38, Issue 12, 25 February 2026.“Physical intelligence” (PI) empowers biological organisms and artificial machines, especially at the small scales, to perceive, adapt, and even reshape their complex, dynamic, and unstructured operation environments. This review summarizes recent milestones and future directions of PI in small‐scale robots and machines.
Huyue Chen, Metin Sitti
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Hydrodynamics can determine the optimal route for microswimmer navigation
Communications Physics, 2021 While control theory for optimal navigation is relevant across scales, from aeronautics to targeted drug delivery, the role of thermal fluctuations and hydrodynamic interactions with interfaces, walls and obstacles at the microscale remains an open ...
Abdallah Daddi-Moussa-Ider +2 more
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Directed Navigation of Magnetotactic Bacteria via Magnetotaxis in a 3D Vasculature‐On‐A‐Chip
Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 4, 19 February 2026.A perfusable vascular network is developed to investigate MTB at the single‐microorganism level. MTB is demonstrated to successfully align and navigate along the magnetic field inside the microvessels. Abstract Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), inherently motile and self‐powered, are promising biorobotic candidates for targeted anti‐cancer drug delivery ...
Brianna Bradley +6 more
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Dual‐Laser Optical Tweezers for Photothermal Analysis of Hybrid Microgels
Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 7, 3 February 2026.Dual‐laser optical tweezers unlock real‐time, single‐particle resolution of light‐driven actuation. Direct visualization and precise quantification of size changes under varying laser intensity provide new insights, overcoming limitations of conventional microscale actuator analysis.
Se‐Hyeong Jung +4 more
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Magnetically driven omnidirectional artificial microswimmers
Soft Matter, 2018 We created two new types of magnetic microswimmers that can move through circular microchannels without changing the driving field sequence.
Mojca Vilfan +2 more
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Miniature Robotic Swimmer with Precise 2D Motion Control via Acoustic Vortex‐Induced Propulsion
Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 12, 27 February 2026.In this work, a miniature robotic swimmer achieves precise 2D motion using sound waves with customized 3D‐printed lenses. Localized acoustic vortices drive both translation and rotation of the swimmer without mechanical parts. This contactless approach offers a novel route to controlled micro‐scale movement, with promising applications in biomedical ...
Chadi Ellouzi +6 more
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Multimodal Locomotion of Soft Robots
Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2026.This review comprehensively surveys recent advances in multimodal locomotion within soft robotics. Typical locomotion modes are summarized and categorized. Furthermore, the underlying mechanisms enabling multimodal locomotion are discussed and classified into three primary categories: active control‐based, reconfiguration‐based, and environment ...
Zihao Yuan +4 more
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Phytoplankton Tune Local pH to Actively Modulate Circadian Gravitactic Behavior
Advanced Physics Research, Volume 5, Issue 2, February 2026.Diel vertical migration hides an unexpected twist: Phytoplankton quietly engineer their local pH landscape, splitting into behaviorally distinct sub‐groups which stay separated even in identical conditions. Circadian pH changes, occuring over the course of a day, reshape their gravitactic behavior and physiological functions in ways scientists have ...
Arkajyoti Ghoshal +4 more
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