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ArticleScience advances2026

Capillary ratchets activated by interfacial flows for versatile torque generation and microassembly.

Zhe Li, Keliang Liu, Lida Pan, Zhangyuan Cheng, Shuxian Li, Chengchen Guo, Jan G Korvink, Jiadong Li, Yongbo Deng, Zongmin Ma and 1 more

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11 authors.

Zhe LiKey Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0001-2082-888X
Keliang LiuKey Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0007-8003-7899
Lida PanKey Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, P.R. China.
Zhangyuan ChengSchool of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0006-1627-6353
Shuxian LiSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian 116600, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0003-0104-4021
Chengchen GuoSchool of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-9253-3469
Jan G KorvinkInstitute of Microstructure Technology (IMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtzplatz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4354-7295
Jiadong LiKey Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-0799-8710
Yongbo DengInstitute of Microstructure Technology (IMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtzplatz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1237-040X
Zongmin MaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian 116600, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-7913-5992
Cheng ZengKey Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-3138-441X

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Abstract

Chiral microstructures exhibit distinctive mechanical, electrical and optical properties, but reliable methods to generate unidirectional rotation with precise control remain limited. Previously, Zeng

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