Publications by authors named "Yuanzhe He"

Through billions of years of evolution, small and microorganisms have come to possess distinctive shape-morphing abilities to live in complex fluid environments. However, fabricating milliscale programmable machines with shape-morphing ability often involves complicated architectures requiring arduous fabrication processes and multiple external stimuli. Here, milliscale programmable machines with reconfigurable structures and extensible sizes are proposed based on the sequential assembly of simple Janus disks at liquid surfaces.

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Magnetic microrobots have tremendous potential applications due to their wireless actuation and fast response in confined spaces. Herein, inspired by fish, a magnetic microrobot working at liquid surfaces was proposed in order to transport microparts effectively. Different from other fish-like robots propelled by flexible caudal fins, the microrobot is designed as a simple sheet structure with a streamlined shape.

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Microrobots working at liquid surfaces have immense potential for micromanipulation in tight and enclosed spaces, whereas constructing agile and functional microrobots with simple structures at liquid surfaces is a great challenge. Herein, a pair of magnetic circular microdisks working as partners at ethylene glycol (EG) surfaces are proposed in order to accomplish flexible locomotion and in situ micromanipulation tasks. The microdisks can be controlled to connect and separate by modulating the orientation of the applied magnetic field.

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Cooperative controls of magnetic microswimmers are desired for complex micromanipulation and microassembly tasks. Self-assembled magnetic micropaddles as microswimmers that can locomote freely and cooperate at liquid surfaces are proposed inspired by the paddling motion. The micropaddles are self-assembled with metallic disks under a rotating magnetic field, and they are endowed with controlled propulsion in the precessing field.

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Microrobots have attracted considerable attention due to their immense potential for biomedical and engineering applications in recent years. Inspired by human walks, a bipedal microwalker capable of standing and walking like humans regulated by external weak magnetic fields was reported in this paper. The walker has a submillimeter size and a simple arrowhead shape.

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