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 …

In this review we will focus on how magnetic fields can be used to manipulate the motion of
various micro-and nanostructures in solution. We will distinguish between ferromagnetic …

Here, recent significant developments are reviewed in manipulating soft matter systems
through the use of magnetic torque. Magnetic torque enables the orientation, assembly, and …

Integrating nanoscale building blocks of low dimensionality (0D; ie, spheres) into higher
dimensional structures endows them and their corresponding materials with emergent …

Microfluidic biochips hold great potential for liquid analysis in biomedical research and
clinical diagnosis. However, the lack of integrated on-chip liquid mixing, bioseparation and …

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

Autonomous self‐propelled micromachines, taking energy from surrounding environment
and converting it to their motion, are on the forefront of the research for smart materials in the …

With the rapid development of micro/nanomanufacturing technology, a variety of
multifunctional micro/nanorobots have emerged. In particular, magnetic actuation‐based …

Spherical and non-spherical magnetic hydrogel particles were synthesized in a microfluidic
device containing an embedded UV light reflector. Monodisperse magnetic emulsion …

We present an original concept of manipulation of magnetic microbeads in a microchannel.
It is based on the dynamic motion of a self-assembled structure of ferrimagnetic beads that …