Nematic Colloidal Micro‐Robots as Physically Intelligent Systems

Introduction to Colloidal and Microfluidic Nematic Microstructures

(2021) Simon Čopar et al.   Crystals

Physical intelligence as a new paradigm

(2021) Metin Sitti   Extreme Mechanics Letters

Directed assembly and micro-manipulation of passive particles at fluid interfaces via capillarity using a magnetic micro-robot

(2020) Tianyi Yao et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

The 2020 motile active matter roadmap

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Electrically Driven Rotation and Nonreciprocal Motion of Microparticles in Nematic Liquid Crystals

(2020) Nikita V. Solodkov et al.   Small

Trends in Micro‐/Nanorobotics: Materials Development, Actuation, Localization, and System Integration for Biomedical Applications

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Deck the Walls with Anisotropic Colloids in Nematic Liquid Crystals

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Shape-encoded dynamic assembly of mobile micromachines

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Magnetocapillary self-assemblies: Locomotion and micromanipulation along a liquid interface

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Interactions of single nanoparticles in nematic liquid crystal

(2018) M. Škarabot et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS

Active cargo transport with Janus colloidal shuttles using electric and magnetic fields

(2018) Ahmet F. Demirörs et al.   Soft Matter

Capillary Assembly of Colloids: Interactions on Planar and Curved Interfaces

(2018) Iris B. Liu et al.   Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics

Liquid Crystal Colloids

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MEMS-tunable dielectric metasurface lens

(2018) Ehsan Arbabi et al.   Nature Communications

Tunable colloid trajectories in nematic liquid crystals near wavy walls

(2018) Yimin Luo et al.   Nature Communications

Self-assembled nematic colloidal motors powered by light

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Broadband Metamaterial Absorbers

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Mobile microrobots for bioengineering applications

(2017) Hakan Ceylan et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Cross-talk between topological defects in different fields revealed by nematic microfluidics

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Colloidal shuttles for programmable cargo transport

(2017) Ahmet F. Demirörs et al.   Nature Communications

Dynamic and programmable self-assembly of micro-rafts at the air-water interface

(2017) Wendong Wang et al.   Science Advances

Emergent behavior in active colloids

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Active Particles in Complex and Crowded Environments

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Experimental realization of the “lock-and-key” mechanism in liquid crystals

(2016) Yimin Luo et al.   Soft Matter

Optically driven translational and rotational motions of microrod particles in a nematic liquid crystal

(2015) Alexey Eremin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Physics of microswimmers—single particle motion and collective behavior: a review

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Highly efficient selective metamaterial absorber for high-temperature solar thermal energy harvesting

(2015) Hao Wang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Topology and dynamics of active nematic vesicles

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Noncontact manipulation using a transversely magnetized rolling robot

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Particle size effects on nanocolloidal interactions in nematic liquid crystals

(2013) A. V. Ryzhkova et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Liquid Crystal Microfluidics for Tunable Flow Shaping

(2013) Anupam Sengupta et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Ring around the colloid

(2013) Marcello Cavallaro Jr et al.   Soft Matter

Elastic and hydrodynamic torques on a colloidal disk within a nematic liquid crystal

(2012) Joel B. Rovner et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Twisted optical metamaterials for planarized ultrathin broadband circular polarizers

(2012) Y. Zhao et al.   Nature Communications

Electrically Driven Multiaxis Rotational Dynamics of Colloidal Platelets in Nematic Liquid Crystals

(2010) Clayton P. Lapointe et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Two-Dimensional Contact and Noncontact Micromanipulation in Liquid Using an Untethered Mobile Magnetic Microrobot

(2009) S. Floyd et al.   IEEE Transactions on Robotics

How Should Microrobots Swim?

(2009) Jake J. Abbott et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH