“…the precise control over ferrouid response and properties using magnetic elds generated by magnetic forces, 1,2,[5][6][7][8] such as in shock absorbers, heat transfer uids in loud speakers, magnetocaloric pumps and heat pipes, bearing lubricants, 9,10 microuidic pumps and valves, [11][12][13] microuidic actuators and devices, 14,15 stepper motors, 16 accelerometers and inclinometers in sensor applications, [17][18][19] separation processes, 20 catalytic reaction supports, [21][22][23][24] and leak-proof seals, 25 in use in pneumatic and hydraulic micro-actuators. [26][27][28] Ferrouids and magnetic nanoparticle suspensions are also of interest in a wide range of biomedical applications, such as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging, magnetically targeted and/or triggered drug delivery, hyperthermia treatment of cancer, magneto mechanical actuation of cell receptors, and biosensors.…”