A Mobile Paramagnetic Nanoparticle Swarm with Automatic Shape Deformation Control

Lidong Yang,Jiangfan Yu,Li Zhang,Lidong Yang,Jiangfan Yu,Li Zhang

Recently, swarm control of micro-/nanorobots has drawn much attention in the field of microrobotics. This paper reports a mobile paramagnetic nanoparticle swarm with the capability of active shape deformation that can improve its environment adaptability. We show that, by applying elliptical rotating magnetic fields, a swarm pattern called the elliptical paramagnetic nanoparticle swarm (EPNS) woul...