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Journal Article
Simultaneous and independent topological control of identical microparticles in non-periodic energy landscapes
2023
Overview
Topological protection ensures stability of information and particle transport against perturbations. We explore experimentally and computationally the topologically protected transport of magnetic colloids above spatially inhomogeneous magnetic patterns, revealing that transport complexity can be encoded in both the driving loop and the pattern. Complex patterns support intricate transport modes when the microparticles are subjected to simple time-periodic loops of a uniform magnetic field. We design a pattern featuring a topological defect that functions as an attractor or a repeller of microparticles, as well as a pattern that directs microparticles along a prescribed complex trajectory. Using simple patterns and complex loops, we simultaneously and independently control the motion of several identical microparticles differing only in their positions above the pattern. Combining complex patterns and complex loops we transport microparticles from unknown locations to predefined positions and then force them to follow arbitrarily complex trajectories concurrently. Our findings pave the way for new avenues in transport control and dynamic self-assembly in colloidal science.
External fields can control the motion of colloidal particles inducing different trajectories depending on for instance the particle size. The authors here use nonperiodic energy landscapes and topological protection to transport a collection of identical colloidal particles simultaneously and independently.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group,Nature Portfolio
