ArticleScience advances2021
Programmable light-driven swimming actuators via wavelength signal switching.
Article in Science advances, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Gel-Based Marangoni Actuators: Mechanisms, Material Designs, Driving Modes, and Cross-Scale Applications.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Frequency-selective actuation of liquid crystalline elastomer actuators with radio-frequency.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Recent Advances in Stimuli-Responsive Materials and Soft Robotic Actuators for Bioelectronic Medicine.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025Review
- Solvent-adaptive hydrogels with lamellar confinement cellular structure for programmable multimodal locomotion.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Pen-drawn Marangoni swimmer.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Self-Sustained Euler Buckling of an Optically Responsive Rod with Different Boundary Constraints.Polymers · 2023Article
- Thermally Driven Self-Rotation of a Hollow Torus Motor.Micromachines · 2022Article
- A review on control of droplet motion based on wettability modulation: principles, design strategies, recent progress, and applications.Science and technology of advanced materials · 2022Review
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Abstract
Light-driven swimming actuators with different motion modes could lead to many previously unachievable applications. However, controllable navigation often requires focusing light precisely on certain positions of the actuator, which is unfavorable for accurate dynamical operation or in microscale applications. Here, we present a type of programmable swimming actuators that can execute wavelength-dependent multidirectional motions via the Marangoni effect. Several multi–degree of freedom swimming motions have been realized: Forward-and-backward and zigzag actuators can execute one-dimensional (1D) and 2D linear motion, respectively; bidirectional gear rotation as angular motion can be regulated to obtain tunable speeds; and the turning actuator as a “freighter” is able to turn left, right, and go straight for precise maze navigation. A mechanical measurement system is established to quantitatively measure the driving force of the motion directly. The accessible wavelength-selective strategy presented here can inspire further explorations of simple and practical light-driven materials and systems.
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