Issue 43, 2014
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Soft Matter

Recent progress in ferrofluids research: novel applications of magnetically controllable and tunable fluids

I. Torres-Díaza  and  C. Rinaldi*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
E-mail: carlos.rinaldi@bme.ufl.edu
Tel: +1-352-294-5588

b Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA

Abstract

Ferrofluids are suspensions of magnetic nanoparticles that have the attractive feature of being controlled by applied magnetic fields. Ferrofluids have been studied for decades in an ever growing number of applications that take advantage of their response to applied magnetic fields. Here, we provide a summary of recent advances in established and emerging applications of ferrofluids, including applications in optics, sensors, actuators, seals, lubrication, and static/dynamic magnetically driven assembly of structures.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4SM01308E
Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
17 Jun 2014
Accepted
04 Sep 2014
First published
09 Sep 2014

Soft Matter, 2014,10, 8584-8602

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Recent progress in ferrofluids research: novel applications of magnetically controllable and tunable fluids

I. Torres-Díaz and C. Rinaldi, Soft Matter, 2014, 10, 8584 DOI: 10.1039/C4SM01308E

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