Active colloids use energy input at the particle level to propel persistent motion and direct
dynamic assemblies. We consider three types of colloids animated by chemical reactions …

Since the introduction of the concept of Micro Total Analysis System or µTAS in 1990, 1 the
interest in and impact of such devices, also called lab-on-a-chip or miniaturized analysis …

Since their first demonstration of manipulation and mechanical coiling of a single DNA
molecule, magnetic tweezers have become a popular and widely used single-molecule …

Tissue and biological fluids are complex viscoelastic media with a nanoporous
macromolecular structure. Here, we demonstrate that helical nanopropellers can be …

The demand for easy to use and cost effective medical technologies inspires scientists to
develop innovative lab-on-chip technologies for point-of-care in vitro diagnostic testing. To …

Particles adsorbed to fluid interfaces are ubiquitous in industry, nature or life. The wide
range of properties arising from the assembly of particles at fluid interface has stimulated an …

In recent years there has been great progress the application of nanomaterials in
biosensors. The importance of these to the fundamental development of biosensors has …

Developing microrobots with multiple deformabilities has become extremely challenging
due to the lack of materials that are soft enough at the microscale level and the inability to be …

Magnetically-guided colloidal assembly has proven to be a versatile method for building
hierarchical particle assemblies. This review describes the dipolar interactions that govern …

The application of three-dimensional DNA origami objects as rigid mechanical mediators or
force sensing elements requires detailed knowledge about their complex mechanical …