Principles and applications of micro and nanoscale wrinkles

In this review, we summarize recent and interesting applications of micro and nanoscale wrinkles. Fluidic studies are comprehensively highlighted for various wrinkled nanochannels. Wrinkling as a mechanical characterization tool is also explained. As a new feature, wrinkles are employed to modify structures or physical properties of nanomaterials. It is promising to apply wrinkling for strain-engineering of graphene. We believe that wrinkling offers entirely new research perspectives in micro and nanotechnologies as well as in material sciences and engineering.