Microbubble generation and manipulation play critical roles in diverse applications such as
microfluidic mixing, pumping, and microrobot propulsion. However, existing methods are …

The generation and manipulation of microbubbles by means of temperature gradients
induced by low power laser radiation is presented. A laser beam (λ= 1064 nm) is divided …

Optical tweezers are powerful tools to trap, transport, and analyse individual nano-objects at
dilute concentrations. However, it is still challenging to manipulate isolated single nano …

The most common approach to optically generate and manipulate bubbles in liquids
involves temperature gradients induced by CW lasers. In this work, we present a method to …

In this Letter, we show 3D steady-state trapping and manipulation of vapor bubbles in liquids
employing a low-power continuous-wave laser using the Marangoni effect. Light absorption …

Remotely controlled self‐propelled optically‐driven actuators are increasingly attractive for
sensing and robotic applications. However, complexities in material synthesis …

Typically, utilization of small nanopipettes results in either high sensitivity or spatial
resolution in modern nanoscience and nanotechnology. However, filling a nanopipette with …

Flexibly and precisely controlling bubbles is of paramount significance for biological and
chemical analysis, reaction engineering, etc. However, the buoyancy force acting on …

We investigate the radial thermocapillary flow driven by a laser-heated microbead in partial
wetting at the water–air interface. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of the …

We present a systematic study of the laser-driven Marangoni flow and curvature induced
vortex formation in a copper sulfate pentahydrate solution, visualized by dispersed carbon …