Nanofabrication has been utilized to manufacture one-, two-, and three-dimensional
functional nanostructures for applications such as electronics, sensors, and photonic …

This review presents the recent progress in the development of active particles driven by
alternating-current (AC) electrokinetic effects. These particles propel by asymmetrically …

The importance and prevalence of energy-fueled active materials in living systems have
inspired the design of synthetic active materials using various fuels. However, several major …

Fuel-driven dissipative self-assemblies play essential roles in living systems, contributing
both to their complex, dynamic structures and emergent functions. Several dissipative …

The chemical industry is a major consumer of fossil fuels. Several chemical reactions of
practical value proceed with the gain or loss of electrons, opening a path to integrate …

During the last decade the focus in colloid science on self-assembly has moved from mostly
spherical particles and interaction potentials to more and more complex particle shapes …

A versatile, new additive manufacturing technique based on electrophoretic deposition of
colloids onto light patterned photoelectrodes is demonstrated. Particles to be deposited …

Nanoparticles from colloidal solution with controlled composition, size, and shape serve
as excellent building blocks for plasmonic devices and metasurfaces. However …

A dielectric drop suspended in conducting liquid and subjected to a uniform electric field
deforms into an ellipsoid whose major axis is either perpendicular or tilted (because of the …

We demonstrate an optically induced electrokinetic technique that continuously
concentrates nanoparticles on the surface of a parallel plate electrode that is biased with an …