Ferrofluids and bio-ferrofluids: Looking back and stepping forward

V Socoliuc, MV Avdeev, V Kuncser, R Turcu… - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ferrofluids investigated along for about five decades are ultrastable colloidal suspensions of
magnetic nanoparticles, which manifest simultaneously fluid and magnetic properties. Their …

Probing surface wetting across multiple force, length and time scales

D Daniel, M Vuckovac, M Backholm, M Latikka… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Surface wetting is a multiscale phenomenon where properties at the macroscale are
determined by features at much smaller length scales, such as nanoscale surface …

Scale-reconfigurable miniature ferrofluidic robots for negotiating sharply variable spaces

X Fan, Y Jiang, M Li, Y Zhang, C Tian, L Mao, H Xie… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Magnetic miniature soft robots have shown great potential for facilitating biomedical
applications by minimizing invasiveness and possible physical damage. However …

Reconfigurable multifunctional ferrofluid droplet robots

X Fan, X Dong, AC Karacakol… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Magnetically actuated miniature soft robots are capable of programmable deformations for
multimodal locomotion and manipulation functions, potentially enabling direct access to …

Exploiting ferrofluidic wetting for miniature soft machines

M Sun, B Hao, S Yang, X Wang, C Majidi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Miniature magnetic soft machines could significantly impact minimally invasive robotics and
biomedical applications. However, most soft machines are limited to solid magnetic …

Recent advances in magnetic field-enhanced electrocatalysis

Y Zhang, C Liang, J Wu, H Liu, B Zhang… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Magnetic field-enhanced electrocatalysis has recently emerged as an advanced strategy
with great application prospects for highly efficient energy conversion and storage. Directly …

Wetting ridge assisted programmed magnetic actuation of droplets on ferrofluid-infused surface

J Zhang, X Wang, Z Wang, S Pan, B Yi, L Ai… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Flexible actuation of droplets is crucial for biomedical and industrial applications. Hence,
various approaches using optical, electrical, and magnetic forces have been exploited to …

Flexible ferrofluids: Design and applications

X Zhang, L Sun, Y Yu, Y Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Ferrofluids, also known as ferromagnetic particle suspensions, are materials with an
excellent magnetic response, which have attracted increasing interest in both industrial …

Reconfigurable Liquid‐Bodied Miniature Machines: Magnetic Control and Microrobotic Applications

Q Wang, N Xiang, J Lang, B Wang… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soft miniature machines demonstrate multimodal actuation and morphology change
capabilities in narrow spaces smaller than their dimension. The wirelessly controlled soft …

Magnetic field‐assisted construction and enhancement of electrocatalysts

X Jiang, Y Chen, X Zhang, F You, J Yao… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Driven by the energy crisis and environmental pollution, developing sustainable clean
energy is an effective strategy to realize carbon neutrality. Electrocatalytic reactions are …