supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under grant 2023YFB4705400;the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant number 62222305,U22A2064;the Beijing Natural Science Foundation under grant 4232055;the Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Province 20210302124033.
Engineered microstructures that mimic in vivo tissues have demonstrated great potential for applications in regenerative medicine,drug screening,and cell behavior exploration.However,current methods for engineering mi...
supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation(SNSF)under grant No.200020_184661.
Electrowetting on dielectric(EWOD)allows rapid movement of liquid droplets on a smooth surface,with applications ranging from lab-on-chip devices to micro-actuators.The in-plane force on a droplet is a key indicator o...
supported by the H2020 European Research Council[803213];Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe AISBL。
Reliable and controllable switches are crucial in nanofluidics and iontronics.lon channels found in nature serve as a rich source of inspiration due to their intricate mechanisms modulated by stimuli like pressure,tem...
the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No.BK2020194);the Basic Research Fund of Central University (Grant No.NS2022026);the Graduate Research and Practice Innovation Program (Grant No.xcxjh20220215)。
Electrowetting technology,a microfluidic technology,has attracted more and more attention in recent years and has broad prospects in terms of microdroplet drive.In this paper,the dynamic contact angle theory is used t...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51706191,21673197,21621091,21975209);the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFA0209500);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.20720190037);the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China(No.2018J06003)。
Unremitting efforts have been intensively making for pursuing the goal of the reversible transition of electrowetting owing to its vital importance to many practical applications,but which remains a major challenge fo...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61621061);the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2016YFA0201902)。
Bistable electrowetting display(EWD)is a promising low-power electronic paper technology,where power is consumed only during the switching between two stable states;however,it is not required for state maintenance onc...
Optical axial scanning is essential process to obtain 3D information of biological specimens. To realize optical axial scanning without moving, the tunable lens is a solution. However, the conventional tunable lenses ...
Digital microfluidics (DMF) is a versatile microfluidics technology that has significant application potential in the areas of automation and miniaturization. In DME discrete droplets containing samples and reagents...
Surface tension plays a core role in dominating various surface and interface phenomena. For liquid metals with high melting temperature, a profound understanding of the behaviors of surface tension is crucial in indu...
This material is based upon work supported by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering under Air Force Contract No.FA8721-05-C-0002 and/or FA8702-15-D-0001.
We introduce a new type of actuator,the microhydraulic stepping actuator(MSA),which borrows design and operational concepts from biological muscle and stepper motors.MSAs offer a unique combination of power,efficiency...