ISO-FLUCS: symmetrization of optofluidic manipulations in quasi-isothermal micro-environments

A Minopoli, S Wagner, E Erben, W Liao, ID Stoev… - elight, 2023 - Springer
Recently, it has been demonstrated that thermoviscous flows can be used for a range of fine
micromanipulations, such as moving the cytoplasm of cells and developing embryos …

Opto-fluidically multiplexed assembly and micro-robotics

E Erben, W Liao, A Minopoli, N Maghelli… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Techniques for high-definition micromanipulations, such as optical tweezers, hold
substantial interest across a wide range of disciplines. However, their applicability remains …

Migration of confined micro-swimmers subject to anisotropic diffusion

M Guan, W Jiang, L Tao, G Chen… - Journal of Fluid …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Shear-induced migration of elongated micro-swimmers exhibiting anisotropic Brownian
diffusion at a population scale is investigated analytically in this work. We analyse the steady …

Flow field disturbance due to point viscosity variations in a heterogeneous fluid

D Das - Physical Review Fluids, 2023 - APS
We derive the flow field disturbance produced by point viscosity variations in a
heterogeneous fluid when subject to a background flow while neglecting fluid inertia. The …