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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Surface Rolling Active Magnetic Emulsions.

Muhammad Turab Ali Khan, Gaurav Gardi, Ugur Bozuyuk, Metin Sitti

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Muhammad Turab Ali KhanPhysical Intelligence Department, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5074-8534
Gaurav GardiPhysical Intelligence Department, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6811-4061
Ugur BozuyukPhysical Intelligence Department, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.
Metin SittiPhysical Intelligence Department, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8249-3854

Funding

European Research Council 834531International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent SystemsMax-Planck-Gesellschaft
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Active emulsions can exhibit chemotactic locomotion in fuel-rich conditions like their biological counterparts. However, possessing extensive control over the spontaneous motion of chemotactic droplets and achieving their locomotion in fuel-deficient environments remains as a challenge. Here, synthetic rotational flows are incorporated to augment droplets with on-demand surface rolling ability. These rotational flows arise from a freely rotating magnetic cluster encapsulated within an oil droplet and aid in locomotion in fuel-deficient regions. Combining autonomous and synthetic flows aids in switchable locomotion modes enabling active magnetic droplets to explore confined spaces by avoiding concentration gradient traps and entering narrow spaces. Finally, on-demand switchability between surface rolling and autonomous swimming modes allows the active magnetic droplets to locomote against chemotactic gradients, while transporting and manipulating surrounding micro/nanoscale entities.

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chemotaxismicromachinesself‐propelling dropletssurface rollers

Identifiers

PMID40492618
PMCPMC12407311

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