This perspective article will give an overview of recent experimental results related to the
realization and use of anisotropic magnetic colloids, ie microscopic particles having the …

The rapidly growing field of mechanobiology demands for robust and reproducible
characterization of cell mechanical properties. Recent achievements in understanding the …

Superparamagnetism exists only in nanocrystals, and to endow micro/macro-materials with
superparamagnetism, superparamagnetic nanoparticles have to be assembled into complex …

Active particles harvest energy from their environment to autonomously power their
movement, organization, and reconfiguration. Much like molecular motors on the nanoscale …

Magnetic tweezers (MTW) enable highly accurate forces to be transduced to molecules to
study mechanotransduction at the molecular or cellular level. We review recent MTW studies …

Chain-like magnetic self-organizations have been documented for micron/submicron-scale
magnetic particles. However, the positions of the particles are not stationary in a sustaining …

The preparation of microparticles with non-spherical shapes has attracted increasing
interest because the special physical properties of non-spherical microparticles can …

Nanofabrication and biomedical applications of polymeric nanoparticles have become
important areas of research. Biocompatible polymeric nanoparticles have been investigated …

Iron oxide nanoparticles are the basic components of the most promising
magnetoresponsive nanoparticle systems for medical (diagnosis and therapy) and bio …

Synthetic biomimetic microswimmers are promising agents for in vivo healthcare and
important frameworks to advance the understanding of locomotion strategies and collective …