[HTML][HTML] Micro/nanoscale magnetic robots for biomedical applications

M Koleoso, X Feng, Y Xue, Q Li, T Munshi, X Chen - Materials Today Bio, 2020 - Elsevier
Magnetic small-scale robots are devices of great potential for the biomedical field because
of the several benefits of this method of actuation. Recent work on the development of these …

Micro/nanofabrication, assembly, and actuation based on microorganisms: Recent advances and perspectives

D Gong, L Sun, X Li, W Zhang, D Zhang… - Small Structures, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microorganisms become new sources for fabricating intricate micro/nano structures via
bottom‐up approaches. Produced from nature, microorganism biotemplates exhibit unique …

Smart polymers for microscale machines

L Tan, AC Davis, DJ Cappelleri - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microscale machines are able to perform a number of tasks like micromanipulation, drug‐
delivery, and noninvasive surgery. In particular, microscale polymer machines that can …

Biotemplating of Metal–Organic Framework Nanocrystals for Applications in Small‐Scale Robotics

A Terzopoulou, M Palacios‐Corella… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biotemplating is a powerful approach for manufacturing small‐scale devices. Here, the
assembly of metal–organic framework (MOF) nanocrystals onto biotemplated magnetic …

Biological and synthetic template-directed syntheses of mineralized hybrid and inorganic materials

C Wang, K Jiao, J Yan, M Wan, Q Wan… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Throughout the course of evolution, organisms have produced biominerals with hierarchical
structures derived from organic templates. Over the last couple of decades, scientists have …

Rifled microtubes with helical and conductive ribs for endurable sensing device

S Wang, Y Chen, D Pei, X Zhang, M Li, D Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Helical fibers represent of one of the most extraordinary objects in living organisms and
have recently produced through a coaxial microfluidic spinning process. But the requirement …

Flagellar nanorobot with kinetic behavior investigation and 3D motion

J Tang, LW Rogowski, X Zhang, MJ Kim - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Wirelessly controlled nanorobots have the potential to perform highly precise maneuvers
within complex in vitro and in vivo environments. Flagellar nanorobots will be useful in a …

µ-PIV measurements of flows generated by photolithography-fabricated achiral microswimmers

L Tan, J Ali, UK Cheang, X Shi, D Kim, MJ Kim - Micromachines, 2019 - mdpi.com
Robotic micro/nanoswimmers can potentially be used as tools for medical applications, such
as drug delivery and noninvasive surgery. Recently, achiral microswimmers have gained …

[HTML][HTML] Heterogeneously flagellated microswimmer behavior in viscous fluids

LW Rogowski, M Oxner, J Tang, MJ Kim - Biomicrofluidics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
An analysis of heterogeneously flagellated microswimmers inside viscous fluids is
presented. Flagella harvested from Salmonella typhimurium were isolated, repolymerized …

Improving swimming performance of photolithography-based microswimmers using curvature structures

L Tan, Z Wang, Z Chen, X Shi, UK Cheang - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The emergence of robotic microswimmers and their huge potential in biomedical
applications such as drug delivery, non-invasive surgery, and bio-sensing facilitates studies …