We report three-dimensional morphological chirality induction using a magnetic field. A right- or left-handed
circular helix of zinc silicate membrane tube is selectively formed by application of a magnetic field (5−15
T), whereas the tube grows straight upward at zero field. Square and triangular helixes are also prepared. The
results are interpreted in terms of the boundary-assisted magnetohydrodynamics mechanism in which the
Lorentz force on ions in solution results in one-way convection of the solution near the boundary.
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