Acoustofluidics for biomedical applications

J Rufo, F Cai, J Friend, M Wiklund… - Nature Reviews Methods …, 2022 - nature.com
Acoustofluidic technologies utilize acoustic waves to manipulate fluids and particles within
fluids, all in a contact-free and biocompatible manner. Over the past decade, acoustofluidic …

Machine learning for micro-and nanorobots

L Yang, J Jiang, F Ji, Y Li, KL Yung, A Ferreira… - Nature Machine …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Machine learning (ML) has revolutionized robotics by enhancing perception,
adaptability, decision-making and more, enabling robots to work in complex scenarios …

Ultrasonic tweezer for multifunctional droplet manipulation

Z Yuan, C Lu, C Liu, X Bai, L Zhao, S Feng, Y Liu - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Spatiotemporally controllable droplet manipulation is essential in diverse applications,
ranging from thermal management to microfluidics and water harvesting. Despite …

Compact holographic sound fields enable rapid one-step assembly of matter in 3D

K Melde, H Kremer, M Shi, S Seneca, C Frey… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Acoustic waves exert forces when they interact with matter. Sha** ultrasound fields
precisely in 3D thus allows control over the force landscape and should permit particulates …

In-vivo programmable acoustic manipulation of genetically engineered bacteria

Y Yang, Y Yang, D Liu, Y Wang, M Lu, Q Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Acoustic tweezers can control target movement through the momentum interaction between
an acoustic wave and an object. This technology has advantages over optical tweezers for …

Acoustic tweezers for the life sciences

A Ozcelik, J Rufo, F Guo, Y Gu, P Li, J Lata, TJ Huang - Nature methods, 2018 - nature.com
Acoustic tweezers are a versatile set of tools that use sound waves to manipulate
bioparticles ranging from nanometer-sized extracellular vesicles to millimeter-sized …

Holographic acoustic tweezers

A Marzo, BW Drinkwater - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2019 - pnas.org
Acoustic tweezers use sound radiation forces to manipulate matter without contact. They
provide unique characteristics compared with the more established optical tweezers, such …

Acoustic microfluidics

P Zhang, H Bachman, A Ozcelik… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Acoustic microfluidic devices are powerful tools that use sound waves to manipulate micro-
or nanoscale objects or fluids in analytical chemistry and biomedicine. Their simple device …

Biomolecular actuators for genetically selective acoustic manipulation of cells

D Wu, D Baresch, C Cook, Z Ma, M Duan… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The ability to physically manipulate specific cells is critical for the fields of biomedicine,
synthetic biology, and living materials. Ultrasound has the ability to manipulate cells with …

Holograms for acoustics

K Melde, AG Mark, T Qiu, P Fischer - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Holographic techniques are fundamental to applications such as volumetric displays, high-
density data storage and optical tweezers that require spatial control of intricate optical or …