In this mini-review, recent advances on the role of a focused laser in micro-and nanofluidic
systems is widely introduced with special interest in thermo-fluid dynamical aspects and …

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the development of micron-scale
devices utilizing thermal gradients to manipulate molecules and colloids, and to measure …

Desalination could solve the grand challenge of water scarcity, but materials-based and
conventional thermal desalination methods generally suffer from scaling, fouling and …

A temperature gradient in a continuous fluid induces the motion of dispersed micro-and
nanoparticles even when the fluid is motionless. This phenomenon is known as …

Optical trapping dynamics of colloidal particles in solution is essential for understanding
laser-induced assembling of molecules and nanomaterials, which contributes to …

Optothermal trapping has gained increasing popularity in manipulation such as selecting,
guiding, and positioning submicron objects because of a few mW laser power much lower …

Lipid vesicles are small biological particles that can be used for both targeted drug delivery
systems and clinical studies. Their optical manipulation, however, is limited by the small …

We experimentally and theoretically characterize dielectric nano-and microparticle orbital
motion induced by an optical vortex of the Laguerre–Gaussian beam. The key to stable …

Thermophoresis allows for the manipulation of colloids in systems containing a temperature
gradient. A deep understanding of the phenomena at the molecular level allows for …

Thermophoresis is the motion of micro-or nanoparticles driven by the temperature gradient
of the surrounding fluid. We develop an on-chip microfluidic device to induce the …