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A shape-reconfigurable,light and magnetic dual-responsive shape-memory micropillar array chip for droplet manipulation

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Droplet manipulation on an open surface has great potential in chemical analysis and biomedicine engi-neering.However,most of the reported platforms designed for the manipulation of water droplets cannot thoroughly solve the problem of droplet evaporation.Herein,we report a shape-reconfigurable micropil-lar array chip for the manipulation of water droplets,oil droplets and water-in-oil droplets.Water-in-oil droplets provide an enclosed space for water droplets,preventing the evaporation in an open environ-ment.Perfluoropolyether coated on the surface of the chip effectively reduces the droplet movement resistance.The micropillar array chip has light and magnetic dual-response due to the Fe3O4 nanoparti-cles and the reduced iron powder mixed in the shape-memory polymer.The micropillars irradiated by a near-infrared laser bend under the magnetic force,while the unirradiated micropillars still keep their original shape.In the absence of a magnetic field,when the micropillars in a temporary shape are irradi-ated by the near-infrared laser to the transition temperature,the micropillars return to their initial shape.In this process,the surface morphology gradient caused by the deformation of the micropillars and the surface tension gradient caused by the temperature change jointly produce the driving force of droplet movement.

MicrofluidicsDroplet manipulationMicropillar arrayShape memory polymerMagnetic responseLight response

Wen-Qi Ye、Wen-Xin Fu、Xiao-Peng Liu、Chun-Guang Yang、Zhang-Run Xu

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Research Center for Analytical Sciences,Northeastern University,Shenyang 110819,China

国家自然科学基金中央高校基本科研业务费专项

21874015N2005024

2024

中国化学快报(英文版)
中国化学会

中国化学快报(英文版)

CSTPCD
影响因子:0.771
ISSN:1001-8417
年,卷(期):2024.35(1)
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