ReviewMicromachines2022
Microscopic Swarms: From Active Matter Physics to Biomedical and Environmental Applications.
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- Metareview: a survey of active matter reviews.The European physical journal. E, Soft matter · 2025Review
- Entropy Production in a System of Janus Particles.Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Unravelling a diversity of cellular structures and aggregation dynamics during the early development ofBiology letters · 2024Article
- Metal-Organic Framework-Based Micro-/Nanomotors for Wastewater Remediation.Small science · 2024Article
- Upstream mobility and swarming of light activated micromotors.Materials advances · 2024Article
- The Effect of Different System Parameters on the Movement of Microbial Cells Using Light-Induced Dielectrophoresis.Micromachines · 2024Article
- On-Demand Breaking of Action-Reaction Reciprocity between Magnetic Microdisks Using Global Stimuli.Physical review letters · 2023Article
- Entropy by Neighbor Distance as a New Measure for Characterizing Spatiotemporal Orders in Microscopic Collective Systems.Micromachines · 2023Article
- Programmable self-organization of heterogeneous microrobot collectives.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Formation Techniques Used in Shape-Forming Microrobotic Systems with Multiple Microrobots: A Review.Micromachines · 2022Review
- Biophysical aspects underlying the swarm to biofilm transition.Science advances · 2022Article
- Cyborg Moth Flight Control Based on Fuzzy Deep Learning.Micromachines · 2022Article
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Abstract
Microscopic swarms consisting of, e.g., active colloidal particles or microorganisms, display emergent behaviors not seen in equilibrium systems. They represent an emerging field of research that generates both fundamental scientific interest and practical technological value. This review seeks to unite the perspective of fundamental active matter physics and the perspective of practical applications of microscopic swarms. We first summarize experimental and theoretical results related to a few key aspects unique to active matter systems: the existence of long-range order, the prediction and observation of giant number fluctuations and motility-induced phase separation, and the exploration of the relations between information and order in the self-organizing patterns. Then we discuss microscopic swarms, particularly microrobotic swarms, from the perspective of applications. We introduce common methods to control and manipulate microrobotic swarms and summarize their potential applications in fields such as targeted delivery, in vivo imaging, biofilm removal, and wastewater treatment. We aim at bridging the gap between the community of active matter physics and the community of micromachines or microrobotics, and in doing so, we seek to inspire fruitful collaborations between the two communities.
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