Versatile bubble maneuvering on photopyroelectric slippery surfaces

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 6158 - 8
• Main Authors: Zhan, Haiyang, Yuan, Zichao, Li, Yu, Zhang, Liang, Liang, Hui, Zhao, Yuhui, Wang, Zhiguo, Zhao, Lei, Feng, Shile, Liu, Yahua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 03.10.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 147/135; 639/301/357/354; 639/766/189; Adaptability; Automation; Bubbles; Cargo transportation; Contact angle; Deformation effects; Dielectrophoresis; Electric fields; Flexibility; Humanities and Social Sciences; I.R. radiation; Irradiation; Lasers; Light; Light effects; Lithium; Maneuverability; Manufacturing engineering; Marangoni convection; Microfluidic devices; Microfluidics; Microrobots; multidisciplinary; Nanoparticles; Robotics; Robustness; Sandwich structures; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Splitting; Steering; Underwater; Velocity

Contactless bubble manipulation with a high spatiotemporal resolution brings a qualitative leap forward in a variety of applications. Despite considerable advances, light-induced bubble maneuvering remains challenging in terms of robust transportation, splitting and detachment. Here, a photopyroelec...