Figure 7.

Applications for the magneto‐mechanical mechanisms identified. A) Magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) can be used as biological substrates.^{[ 32 ]} These substrates can modulate their mechanical properties and deformations in response to magnetic stimuli. These mechanical cues are transmitted to the cells, and this transmission is mediated by the viscoelastic properties of the substrate; B) MREs as reservoir computing systems. Magnetic particles act as “neurons” that, when exposed to magnetic inputs, magnetize and form a dynamic network of interactive forces transmitted through the viscous elastomer matrix. Local interactions drive particle displacement, with their motion shaped by the magnetic input's magnitude, rate, and frequency.