Article ; Online: Reprogrammable Magnetic Soft Actuators with Microfluidic Functional Modules via Pixel-Assembly.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
2024 , Page(s) e2310009
Abstract: Magnetic soft actuators and robots have attracted considerable attention in biomedical applications due to their speedy response, programmability, and biocompatibility. Despite recent advancements, the fabrication process of magnetic actuators and the ... ...
Abstract | Magnetic soft actuators and robots have attracted considerable attention in biomedical applications due to their speedy response, programmability, and biocompatibility. Despite recent advancements, the fabrication process of magnetic actuators and the reprogramming approach of their magnetization profiles continue to pose challenges. Here, a facile fabrication strategy is reported based on arrangements and distributions of reusable magnetic pixels on silicone substrates, allowing for various magnetic actuators with customizable architectures, arbitrary magnetization profiles, and integration of microfluidic technology. This approach enables intricate configurations with decent deformability and programmability, as well as biomimetic movements involving grasping, swimming, and wriggling in response to magnetic actuation. Moreover, microfluidic functional modules are integrated for various purposes, such as on/off valve control, curvature adjustment, fluid mixing, dynamic microfluidic architecture, and liquid delivery robot. The proposed method fulfills the requirements of low-cost, rapid, and simplified preparation of magnetic actuators, since it eliminates the need to sustain pre-defined deformations during the magnetization process or to employ laser heating or other stimulation for reprogramming the magnetization profile. Consequently, it is envisioned that magnetic actuators fabricated via pixel-assembly will have broad prospects in microfluidics and biomedical applications. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-01-31 |
Publishing country | Germany |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2168935-0 |
ISSN | 1613-6829 ; 1613-6810 |
ISSN (online) | 1613-6829 |
ISSN | 1613-6810 |
DOI | 10.1002/smll.202310009 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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