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    • Soft Matter Physics
    • Materials Science
    • Nanotechnology

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    • Dynamic self-assembly enables energy-dissipative structures via continuous energy input.
    • Magnetic fields offer a tunable energy source for dynamic self-assembly.
    • Controlling dynamic patterns for functional applications remains a challenge.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To report the formation and pattern control of dynamically self-assembled magnetic droplets.
    • To investigate the use of precessing magnetic fields for energizing and controlling these systems.
    • To demonstrate the potential of these structures as reconfigurable robotic end-effectors.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a precessing magnetic field to energize magnetic microparticle-laden droplets at an air-liquid interface.
    • Assembling magnetic microparticles into chains within droplets.
    • Balancing induced interactions among droplets to generate ordered patterns.
    • Modulating the magnetic field to reversibly tune droplet patterns (expansion/shrinkage).
    • Applying magnetic field gradients for two-dimensional steering of the assembled structure.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved controlled formation and reversible pattern tuning (expansion/shrinkage) of dynamically self-assembled magnetic droplets.
    • Demonstrated the ability to steer the assembled droplet structures in 2D using magnetic field gradients.
    • Successfully trapped, transported, and released cargo using the dynamically assembled and steered droplets.
    • Showcased the potential of these structures as reconfigurable, untethered robotic end-effectors for noncontact manipulation.

    Conclusions:

    • Dynamic self-assembly of magnetic droplets offers a controllable method for creating functional patterns.
    • The system exhibits tunable interactions, reversible pattern changes, and steerability.
    • Dynamically assembled magnetic droplets show promise as reconfigurable untethered robotic end-effectors for cargo manipulation.