Optoelectronic tweezers: a versatile toolbox for nano-/micro-manipulation

S Zhang, B Xu, M Elsayed, F Nan, W Liang… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The rapid development of micromanipulation technologies has opened exciting new
opportunities for the actuation, selection and assembly of a variety of non-biological and …

Efficient Surfactant‐Mediated Photovoltaic Manipulation of fL‐Scale Aqueous Microdroplets for Diverse Optofluidic Applications on LiNbO3 Platform

Z Gao, J Yan, L Shi, X Liu, M Wang, C Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The electrodeless biocompatible manipulation of femtoliter‐scale aqueous microdroplets
remains challenging. The appropriate isolation of electrostatic charges from femtoliter‐scale …

Broadband, high‐Sensitivity graphene photodetector based on ferroelectric polarization of lithium niobate

H Guan, J Hong, X Wang, J Ming… - Advanced Optical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D graphene has attracted extensive attention as a promising candidate for high‐
performance photodetectors because of its superior optoelectronic properties. However, the …

Optofluidic Platform for the Manipulation of Water Droplets on Engineered LiNbO3 Surfaces

A Zaltron, D Ferraro, A Meggiolaro… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The actuation and control of liquid droplets on a surface have important implications in many
industrial applications and microfluidics. In recent years, various strategies have been used …

Light‐Responsive Materials in Droplet Manipulation for Biochemical Applications

G Cheng, CY Kuan, KW Lou, YP Ho - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Miniaturized droplets, characterized by well‐controlled microenvironments and capability for
parallel processing, have significantly advanced the studies on enzymatic evolution …

Light-induced dynamics of liquid-crystalline droplets on the surface of iron-doped lithium niobate crystals

A Sterle, L Cmok, N Sebastian, A Mertelj… - Optical Materials …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
We investigated the effect of a photovoltaic field generated on the surface of iron-doped
lithium niobate crystals on sessile droplets of a ferroelectric nematic liquid crystalline and a …

Optically guided pyroelectric manipulation of water droplet on a superhydrophobic surface

W Yan, C Zhao, W Luo, W Zhang, X Li… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Controlled droplet manipulation by light has tremendous technological potential. We report
here a method based on photothermally induced pyroelectric effects that enables …

Trifurcated Splitting of Water Droplets on Engineered Lithium Niobate Surfaces

S Cremaschini, A Cattelan, D Ferraro… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Controlled splitting of liquid droplets is a key function in many microfluidic applications. In
recent years, various methodologies have been used to accomplish this task. Here, we …

3D photovoltaic router of water microdroplets aiming at free-space microfluidic transportation

Y Mi, X Liu, Z Gao, M Wang, L Shi… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
So far, microfluidic navigation based on space-charge modulation is limited in a two-
dimensional (2D) substrate plane. In this paper, a three-dimensional (3D) photovoltaic water …

Integrated assembly and Photopreservation of topographical micropatterns

S Zhang, W Li, M Elsayed, J Peng, Y Chen, Y Zhang… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Micromanipulation techniques that are capable of assembling nano/micromaterials into
usable structures such as topographical micropatterns (TMPs) have proliferated rapidly in …