Programmable droplet manipulation by a magnetic-actuated robot

High-speed transport of liquid droplets in magnetic tubular microactuators

(2019) Wenwei Lei et al.   Science Advances

Multifunctional Magnetocontrollable Superwettable‐Microcilia Surface for Directional Droplet Manipulation

(2019) Shuang Ben et al.   Advanced Science

Ionic-surfactant-mediated electro-dewetting for digital microfluidics

(2019) Jia Li et al.   NATURE

Ferromagnetic soft continuum robots

(2019) Yoonho Kim et al.   Science Robotics

Droplet Microarrays: From Surface Patterning to High-Throughput Applications

(2018) Wenqian Feng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Water ring-bouncing on repellent singularities

(2018) Pierre Chantelot et al.   Soft Matter

Hybrid nanostructured particles via surfactant-free double miniemulsion polymerization

(2018) Yongliang Zhao et al.   Nature Communications

Digital acoustofluidics enables contactless and programmable liquid handling

(2018) Steven Peiran Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Electrostatically driven fog collection using space charge injection

(2018) Maher Damak et al.   Science Advances

Printing ferromagnetic domains for untethered fast-transforming soft materials

(2018) Yoonho Kim et al.   NATURE

Small-scale soft-bodied robot with multimodal locomotion

(2018) Wenqi Hu et al.   NATURE

A bioinspired multilegged soft millirobot that functions in both dry and wet conditions

(2018) Haojian Lu et al.   Nature Communications

How drops start sliding over solid surfaces

(2017) Nan Gao et al.   Nature Physics

Crystal nephropathies: mechanisms of crystal-induced kidney injury

(2017) Shrikant R. Mulay et al.   Nature Reviews Nephrology

Mechano-regulated surface for manipulating liquid droplets

(2017) Xin Tang et al.   Nature Communications

Self-assembled micro-organogels for 3D printing silicone structures

(2017) Christopher S. O’Bryan et al.   Science Advances

Fast Responsive and Controllable Liquid Transport on a Magnetic Fluid/Nanoarray Composite Interface

(2016) Dongliang Tian et al.   ACS Nano

Condensation on slippery asymmetric bumps

(2016) Kyoo-Chul Park et al.   NATURE

Photocontrol of fluid slugs in liquid crystal polymer microactuators

(2016) Jiu-an Lv et al.   NATURE

Directional transport of high-temperature Janus droplets mediated by structural topography

(2016) Jing Li et al.   Nature Physics

Combinatorial microfluidic droplet engineering for biomimetic material synthesis

(2016) L. A. Bawazer et al.   Science Advances

Full-Range Magnetic Manipulation of Droplets via Surface Energy Traps Enables Complex Bioassays

(2013) Yi Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Switchable Static and Dynamic Self-Assembly of Magnetic Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

(2013) J. V. I. Timonen et al.   SCIENCE

A multi-structural and multi-functional integrated fog collection system in cactus

(2012) Jie Ju et al.   Nature Communications

Artificial Cilia: Generation of Magnetic Actuators in Microfluidic Systems

(2011) Jacob Belardi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

The Root of All "Bad" Cholesterol

(2011) C. M. Nielson   Science Translational Medicine

Utilizing superhydrophilic materials to manipulate oil droplets arbitrarily in water

(2011) Bin Su et al.   Soft Matter

Applications of Bio-Inspired Special Wettable Surfaces

(2010) Xi Yao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Directional water collection on wetted spider silk

(2010) Yongmei Zheng et al.   NATURE

Stopping the Stones

(2010) F. L. Coe et al.   SCIENCE

Fundamentals of magnet-actuated droplet manipulation on an open hydrophobic surface

(2009) Zhicheng Long et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Surface Tension Transport of Prey by Feeding Shorebirds: The Capillary Ratchet

(2008) M. Prakash et al.   SCIENCE