Fig. 1: Design of the magnetic superhydrophobic PDMS tubular actuator (M-SPDMS-A).
From: High-speed magnetic control of water transport in superhydrophobic tubular actuators
a Schematic illustration of the structure of M-SPDMS-A and magnetic transport of a water droplet. The M-SPDMS-A deforms in response to an applied magnetic field. As the inner surface of the actuator is superhydrophobic, water droplets can be easily transported along the moving direction of the magnet. b Magnetic field-induced water droplet transport in the M-SPDMS-A. The left panel shows a schematic of the magnetic field-induced deformation of M-SPDMS-A and water droplet transport. The right panel shows the corresponding experimental results for magnetic control of water transport from left to right (Movie S1).
