Facile Synthesis of Silicone Oil-Based Ferrofluid: Toward Smart Materials and Soft Robots

ACS Nano, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 2, 2025

Ferrofluids are stable colloidal dispersions of magnetic nanoparticles in carrier liquids. Their combination and fluidic characteristics not only inspires fundamental inquiries into forms functions matter but also enables diverse applications ranging from sealants coolants mechanical devices to active components smart materials soft robots. Spurred by such applied interests, a growing need for easy-to-synthesize, high-quality ferrofluid exists. Here, we report the facile synthesis comprehensive characterization silicone oil-based that displays characteristic surface instability ferrofluids demonstrate its interfacial Silicone's chemical immiscibility with polar solvents biological inertness, when coupled responsiveness deformability, enable manipulation solid particles, gas bubbles, simple complex liquids, as well micro-organisms. We envision will find areas, including digital microfluidics, multifunctional materials, small-scale robotics.

Язык: Английский

Magnetic nanomaterials reinforced PLA nanocomposite: impact of morphology and external field on magneto-rheological flow behaviour

Journal of Polymer Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 32(5)

Опубликована: Апрель 22, 2025

Язык: Английский