Ferrofluid-infused slippery surface (IMAGE)

City University of Hong Kong

Ferrofluid-infused slippery surface

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Magnetic actuation of additive-free droplets on a ferrofluid-infused slippery surface. The actuation force is provided by the ferromagnetic wetting ridge that spontaneously forms around the deposited droplet.

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Jianqiang Zhang et al./ DOI number: 10.1038/s41467-021-27503-1

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