Targeting biofilm infections in humans using small scale robotics

HH Tran, A Watkins, MJ Oh, A Babeer, TP Schaer… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
The eradication of drug-resistant microbial biofilms remains an unresolved global health
challenge. Small-scale robotics are providing innovative therapeutic and diagnostic …

Cell‐Based Micro/Nano‐Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review

B Chen, H Sun, J Zhang, J Xu, Z Song, G Zhan, X Bai… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Micro/nano‐robots are powerful tools for biomedical applications and are applied in disease
diagnosis, tumor imaging, drug delivery, and targeted therapy. Among the various types of …

Magnetic microrobots with folate targeting for drug delivery

M Ye, Y Zhou, H Zhao, X Wang - Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2023 - spj.science.org
Untethered microrobots can be used for cargo delivery (eg, drug molecules, stem cells, and
genes) targeting designated areas. However, it is not enough to just reach the lesion site, as …

Biohybrid magnetic microrobots: An intriguing and promising platform in biomedicine

S Zhu, Y Cheng, J Wang, G Liu, T Luo, X Li, S Yang… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Biohybrid magnetic microrobots (BMMs) have emerged as an exciting class of microrobots
and have been considered as a promising platform in biomedicine. Many microorganisms …

Magnetic Lateral Ladder for Unidirectional Transport of Microrobots: Design Principles and Potential Applications of Cells‐on‐Chip

A Ali, H Kim, SR Torati, Y Kang, V Reddy, K Kim… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Functionalized microrobots, which are directionally manipulated in a controlled and precise
manner for specific tasks, face challenges. However, magnetic field‐based controls …

Bio-Hybrid Magnetic Robots: From Bioengineering to Targeted Therapy

Q Zhang, Y Zeng, Y Zhao, X Peng, E Ren, G Liu - Bioengineering, 2024 - mdpi.com
Magnetic robots possess an innate ability to navigate through hard-to-reach cavities in the
human body, making them promising tools for diagnosing and treating diseases minimally …

Intelligent Micro/nanorobots Based on Biotemplate

T Chen, Y Cai, B Ren, BJ Sánchez, R Dong - Materials horizons, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Intelligent micro/nanorobots based on natural materials as biotemplates are considered to
be some of the most promising robots in the future in the microscopic field. Due to the …

Stimuli-triggered pollen-inspired micro/nanorobots for advanced therapeutics

Y Seol, K Ganguly, H Kim, A Randhawa, TV Patil… - Nano Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive micro/nanorobots have revolutionized biomedical research by
overcoming the therapeutic limitations that require critical medical interventions. These …

Spiky Magnetic Microparticles Synthesized from Microrod‐Stabilized Pickering Emulsion

Y Mu, HH Tran, Z Xiang, A Majumder, E Hsu, E Steager… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tailoring the microstructure of magnetic microparticles is of vital importance for their
applications. Spiky magnetic particles, such as those made from sunflower pollens, have …

Cascade catalysis-coordinated nanorobots toward synergistic cancer chemoimmunotherapy

R Guo, B Wang, D Liu, Y Huang, Y Lu - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer has always been the biggest threat to human health, but the effect of traditional
treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy is not satisfactory. Currently …