ArticleNature communications2024
A droplet robotic system enabled by electret-induced polarization on droplet.
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- An Automated Micro-Immunobeads-Based Electromagnetic Operation System (MEMOs) for Blood Testing of Alzheimer's Disease.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Reconfigurable Orbital Electrowetting for Controllable Droplet Transport on Slippery Surfaces.Micromachines · 2025Article
- Self-powered droplet manipulation for full human-droplet interaction in multiple mediums.Nature communications · 2025Article
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Abstract
Robotics for scientific research are evolving from grasping macro-scale solid materials to directly actuating micro-scale liquid samples. However, current liquid actuation mechanisms often restrict operable liquid types or compromise the activity of biochemical samples by introducing interfering mediums. Here, we propose a robotic liquid handling system enabled by a novel droplet actuation mechanism, termed electret-induced polarization on droplet (EPD). EPD enables all-liquid actuation in principle and experimentally exhibits generality for actuating various inorganic/organic liquids with relative permittivity ranging from 2.25 to 84.2 and volume from 500 nL to 1 mL. Moreover, EPD is capable of actuating various biochemical samples without compromising their activities, including various body fluids, living cells, and proteins. A robotic system is also coupled with the EPD mechanism to enable full automation. EPD's high adaptability with liquid types and biochemical samples thus promotes the automation of liquid-based scientific experiments across multiple disciplines.
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