Materials consideration for the design, fabrication and operation of microscale robots

C Chen, S Ding, J Wang - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Microscale robots have been the focus of extensive research efforts resulting in various
innovative developments that broaden their capabilities and applications. The rational …

Reconfigurable self-assembly of photocatalytic magnetic microrobots for water purification

M Urso, M Ussia, X Peng, CM Oral, M Pumera - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
The development of artificial small-scale robotic swarms with nature-mimicking collective
behaviors represents the frontier of research in robotics. While microrobot swarming under …

Nanoparticle Assembly: From Self‐Organization to Controlled Micropatterning for Enhanced Functionalities

S Jambhulkar, D Ravichandran, Y Zhu, V Thippanna… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles form long‐range micropatterns via self‐assembly or directed self‐assembly
with superior mechanical, electrical, optical, magnetic, chemical, and other functional …

A highly tough, fatigue-resistant, low hysteresis hybrid hydrogel with a hierarchical cross-linked structure for wearable strain sensors

S Guan, C Xu, X Dong, M Qi - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels are considered to be one of the promising candidates for wearable sensors due
to their ideal designability and excellent mechanical flexibility. Nevertheless, the preparation …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances on thermosensitive hydrogels-mediated precision therapy

H Chen, J Xu, J Sun, Y Jiang, W Zheng, W Hu… - Asian Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Precision therapy has become the preferred choice attributed to the optimal drug
concentration in target sites, increased therapeutic efficacy, and reduced adverse effects …

Anisotropy in magnetic materials for sensors and actuators in soft robotic systems

M Ha, H Kwon, Y Yang, G Kim, D Gim - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The field of soft intelligent robots has rapidly developed, revealing extensive potential of
these robots for real-world applications. By mimicking the dexterities of organisms, robots …

External power-driven micro/nanorobots: Design, fabrication, and functionalization for tumor diagnosis and therapy

M An, Y Feng, Y Liu, H Yang - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer remains a significant threat to human health and life, and there are still many
challenges left to overcome with regard to its diagnosis and effective therapy …

Nano‐Micron Combined Hydrogel Microspheres: Novel Answer for Minimal Invasive Biomedical Applications

J Liu, C Du, H Chen, W Huang… - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels, key in biomedical research for their hydrophilicity and versatility, have evolved
with hydrogel microspheres (HMs) of micron‐scale dimensions, enhancing their role in …

Design and Control of the Magnetically Actuated Micro/Nanorobot Swarm toward Biomedical Applications

L Lu, H Zhao, Y Lu, Y Zhang, X Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, magnetically actuated micro/nanorobots hold extensive promises in biomedical
applications due to their advantages of noninvasiveness, fuel‐free operation, and …

Active Micro/Nanoparticles in Colloidal Microswarms

Q Wang, D Jin - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Colloidal microswarms have attracted increasing attention in the last decade due to their
unique capabilities in various complex tasks. Thousands or even millions of tiny active …