Spontaneous Cyclic Levitation of Glycerol‐Water Droplets at Low Pressures
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Authors
- Fuqiang Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4054-143X)
- Shuhuai Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-4092)
- Yuan Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0929-8005)
- Xiao Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9948-3468)
- Xuehu Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9496-3734)
- Renjie Hua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2557-4353)
- Xu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3035-8551)
- Dong Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6253-8039)
- Xueshi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9691-5624)
- Qirui Zhang
- Wei Ma
Institutions
- Ministry of Education (NZ)
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Chongqing University (CN)
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HK)
- Chengdu Institute of Information Technology (China) (CN)
- Dalian University (CN)
- Institute of Engineering Thermophysics (CN)
- Hangzhou Dianzi University (CN)
- University of Science and Technology Beijing (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Science
- Published
- 2026-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.77772
- Primary Topic
- Micro and Nano Robotics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00