  In this work, two real-time methods to transport magnetic nanowires confined
in giant hybrid vesi-cles upon the application of different strategies are
studied. The microscale carriers are either mag-netically guided through the
viscous medium by a non-homogenous field or advected by precisely monitored
hydrodynamic flows. The slender geometry of the magnetic component enables the
ap-plication of large torques, the in-situ characterization of the rotational
dynamics, as well as the guided propulsion via the continuous thrust of the
nanowire tip on the confining bilayer. The flexi-bility of the vesicles,
required to deform along the steering direction during passage through
mi-croscale openings, is enhanced via the adsorption of non-ionic surfactants
on the lipid membrane. The resulting integrated system is an excellent
candidate to transport colloidal cargos or flu-id amounts of some picoliters in
microfluidic platforms, even in physiological environments, since it combines
the maneuverability of propelled microscopic systems and the protection
conferred by the vesicle.
