Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Near-infrared-laser-navigated dancing bubble within water via a thermally conductive interface

  • Man Hu,
  • Feng Wang,
  • Li Chen,
  • Peng Huo,
  • Yuqi Li,
  • Xi Gu,
  • Kai Leong Chong,
  • Daosheng Deng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33424-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Precise manipulation of droplets or bubbles hosts a broad range of applications for microfluidic devices, drug delivery, and soft robotics. Here, Hu et al. show the manipulation of Marangoni-driven dancing bubbles on water using a near-infrared-laser in a frequency of tens-of-Hertz.