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2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Huck ◽  
Rodrigo Osuna Orozco ◽  
Nathanael Machicoane ◽  
Alberto Aliseda
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AIP Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 085030
Author(s):  
Youngbin Hyun ◽  
Kang Yong Lee ◽  
Deasung Jang ◽  
Sang Kug Chung

Author(s):  
Sumit Mohanty ◽  
Islam S. M. Khalil ◽  
Sarthak Misra

Acoustic actuation techniques offer a promising tool for contactless manipulation of both synthetic and biological micro/nano agents that encompass different length scales. The traditional usage of sound waves has steadily progressed from mid-air manipulation of salt grains to sophisticated techniques that employ nanoparticle flow in microfluidic networks. State-of-the-art in microfabrication and instrumentation have further expanded the outreach of these actuation techniques to autonomous propulsion of micro-agents. In this review article, we provide a universal perspective of the known acoustic micromanipulation technologies in terms of their applications and governing physics. Hereby, we survey these technologies and classify them with regards to passive and active manipulation of agents. These manipulation methods account for both intelligent devices adept at dexterous non-contact handling of micro-agents, and acoustically induced mechanisms for self-propulsion of micro-robots. Moreover, owing to the clinical compliance of ultrasound, we provide future considerations of acoustic manipulation techniques to be fruitfully employed in biological applications that range from label-free drug testing to minimally invasive clinical interventions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (20) ◽  
pp. 2001120
Author(s):  
Murat Kaynak ◽  
Pietro Dirix ◽  
Mahmut Selman Sakar

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (7) ◽  
pp. 3469-3477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amirreza Aghakhani ◽  
Oncay Yasa ◽  
Paul Wrede ◽  
Metin Sitti

Untethered synthetic microrobots have significant potential to revolutionize minimally invasive medical interventions in the future. However, their relatively slow speed and low controllability near surfaces typically are some of the barriers standing in the way of their medical applications. Here, we introduce acoustically powered microrobots with a fast, unidirectional surface-slipping locomotion on both flat and curved surfaces. The proposed three-dimensionally printed, bullet-shaped microrobot contains a spherical air bubble trapped inside its internal body cavity, where the bubble is resonated using acoustic waves. The net fluidic flow due to the bubble oscillation orients the microrobot's axisymmetric axis perpendicular to the wall and then propels it laterally at very high speeds (up to 90 body lengths per second with a body length of 25 µm) while inducing an attractive force toward the wall. To achieve unidirectional locomotion, a small fin is added to the microrobot’s cylindrical body surface, which biases the propulsion direction. For motion direction control, the microrobots are coated anisotropically with a soft magnetic nanofilm layer, allowing steering under a uniform magnetic field. Finally, surface locomotion capability of the microrobots is demonstrated inside a three-dimensional circular cross-sectional microchannel under acoustic actuation. Overall, the combination of acoustic powering and magnetic steering can be effectively utilized to actuate and navigate these microrobots in confined and hard-to-reach body location areas in a minimally invasive fashion.


Lab on a Chip ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason C. Brenker ◽  
Citsabehsan Devendran ◽  
Adrian Neild ◽  
Tuncay Alan

An on-demand droplet injection method for controlled delivery of nanolitre-volume liquid samples to scientific instruments for subsequent analysis is presented.


Small ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (50) ◽  
pp. 1803137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenzhen Fan ◽  
Xufeng Xue ◽  
Reshani Perera ◽  
Sajedeh Nasr Esfahani ◽  
Agata A. Exner ◽  
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