Semiconductor nanowires, by definition, typically have cross-sectional dimensions that can
be tuned from 2–200 nm, with lengths spanning from hundreds of nanometres to millimetres …

The rapid development of micromanipulation technologies has opened exciting new
opportunities for the actuation, selection and assembly of a variety of non-biological and …

Techniques that can dexterously manipulate single particles, cells, and organisms are
invaluable for many applications in biology, chemistry, engineering, and physics. Here, we …

Optical tweezers, a simple and robust implementation of optical micromanipulation
technologies, have become a standard tool in biological, medical and physics research …

Abstract The Printed Electronics (PE) is expected to revolutionise the way electronics will be
manufactured in the future. Building on the achievements of the traditional printing industry …

Dielectrophoresis, the induced motion of polarisable particles in a nonuniform electric field,
has been proven as a versatile mechanism to transport, accumulate, separate and …

The paper presents the results of a systematic study of the influence of thermal annealing on
changes in the structural properties and phase composition of metallic nanostructures based …

Electromagnetic forces and torques enable many key technologies, including optical
tweezers or dielectrophoresis. Interestingly, both techniques rely on the same physical …

This review demonstrates directional photofluidization lithography (DPL), which makes it
possible to fabricate a generic and sophisticated micro/nanoarchitecture that would be …

On-chip manipulation of micro-objects has long been sought to facilitate fundamental
biological studies and point-of-care diagnostic systems. In recent years, research on surface …