Mirica, Katherine A.Ilievski, FilipEllerbee, Audrey K.Shevkoplyas, Sergey S.Whitesides, George2014-09-172011Mirica, Katherine A., Filip Ilievski, Audrey K. Ellerbee, Sergey S. Shevkoplyas, and George M. Whitesides. 2011. “Using Magnetic Levitation for Three Dimensional Self-Assembly.” Advanced Materials 23, no. 36: 4134–4140.0935-9648http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12876664Magnetic levitation (MagLev) enables 3D self-assembly of diamagnetic objects with control over many aspects of position and orientation. This work demonstrates the ability of MagLev to position and align components, such as mirrors, filters, lenses, and soft objects, without mechanical support.en-US3D self-assemblymagnetic levitationdensitymagnetic susceptibilitypermanent magnetsJournal Article2014-09-1710.1002/adma.201101917