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ArticleNature communications2025

Dynamically reconfigurable acoustofluidic metasurface for subwavelength particle manipulation and assembly.

Sushruta Surappa, Suraj Pavagada, Fernando Soto, Demir Akin, Charles Wei, F Levent Degertekin, Utkan Demirci

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 authors.

Sushruta SurappaBio-Acoustic MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Lab, Canary Center at Stanford, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, California, CA, USA.
Suraj PavagadaBio-Acoustic MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Lab, Canary Center at Stanford, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, California, CA, USA.
Fernando SotoBio-Acoustic MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Lab, Canary Center at Stanford, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, California, CA, USA.
Demir AkinBio-Acoustic MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Lab, Canary Center at Stanford, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, California, CA, USA.
Charles WeiGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
F Levent DegertekinGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Utkan DemirciBio-Acoustic MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Lab, Canary Center at Stanford, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, California, CA, USA. utkan@stanford.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2784-1590

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Particle manipulation plays a pivotal role in scientific and technological domains such as materials science, physics, and the life sciences. Here, we present a dynamically reconfigurable acoustofluidic metasurface that enables precise trapping and positioning of microscale particles in fluidic environments. By harnessing acoustic-structure interaction in a passive membrane resonator array, we generate localized standing acoustic waves that can be reconfigured in real-time. The resulting radiation force allows for subwavelength manipulation and patterning of particles on the metasurface at individual and collective scales, with actuation frequencies below 2 MHz. We further demonstrate the capabilities of the reconfigurable metasurface in trapping and enriching beads and biological cells flowing in microfluidic channels, showcasing its potential in high-throughput bioanalytical applications. Our versatile and biocompatible particle manipulation platform is suitable for applications ranging from the assembly of colloidal particles to enrichment of rare cells.

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PMCPMC11736025

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