Real-time manipulation with magnetically tunable structures.

Zhu, Yangying; Antao, Dion S; Xiao, Rong; Wang, Evelyn N · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Magnetically tunable micropillar arrays with uniform, continuous and extreme tilt angles for real-time manipulation are reported. We experimentally show uniform tilt angles ranging from 0° to 57°, and develop a model to accurately capture the behavior. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the flexible uniform responsive microstructures (μFUR) can dynamically manipulate liquid spreading directionality, control fluid drag, and tune optical transmittance over a large range.

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