Material Structures bend like Microscopic Hair

A new elastic material has been fabricated by the team of researchers which has been coated with the microscopic and hairlike structures that tile in the response to a magnetic field. These micro hairs have the ability to form a path through which the fluid can flow as well as the materials can even direct water upward against the gravity.

According to the researchers and cbse school in Mansarovar, each micro hair has been made of nickel which is about 70 microns as well as 25 microns wide as well as it is about one fourth of the diameter of the human hair. An array has been fabricated by the researchers of the micro hairs onto an elastic as well as transparent layer of silicone.

In experiments of the researchers, the magnetically activated material has directed not just the flow of fluid but also light which is much as window blinds tilt to filter the sun. According to the researchers, this work could lead to the waterproofing as well as anti glare applications such as smart windows for the building or cars.

According to the team of researchers, it can be coated on our car windshield in order to manipulate rain or sunlight. So the amount of the coming solar water can be filtered as well as it can shed raindrops so this is an opportunity for the future. In coming days, the material could also be embedded in lab on a chip device in order to magnetically direct the flow of the cells as well as other biological materials with the help of a diagnostic chip’s micro channels.

The idea of the micro hair array has been taken partly from the nature by the researchers and Professional Web Design such as human nasal passages have been lined with the cilia which are small hairs that can sway back as well as forth to remove dust and other foreign particles. These dynamic structures can be seen a lot in nature according to the researchers.

So the researchers have chosen to work with the materials which can move in response to the magnetic field as such magnetically actuated materials have been designed by the others by infusing polymers with the magnetic particles.