Magnetically driven micro and nanorobots

H Zhou, CC Mayorga-Martinez, S Pané… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Manipulation and navigation of micro and nanoswimmers in different fluid environments can
be achieved by chemicals, external fields, or even motile cells. Many researchers have …

Trends in micro‐/nanorobotics: materials development, actuation, localization, and system integration for biomedical applications

B Wang, K Kostarelos, BJ Nelson… - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Micro‐/nanorobots (m‐bots) have attracted significant interest due to their suitability
for applications in biomedical engineering and environmental remediation. Particularly, their …

Dual-responsive biohybrid neutrobots for active target delivery

H Zhang, Z Li, C Gao, X Fan, Y Pang, T Li, Z Wu… - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Swimming biohybrid microsized robots (eg, bacteria-or sperm-driven microrobots) with self-
propelling and navigating capabilities have become an exciting field of research, thanks to …

Scale-reconfigurable miniature ferrofluidic robots for negotiating sharply variable spaces

X Fan, Y Jiang, M Li, Y Zhang, C Tian, L Mao, H Xie… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Magnetic miniature soft robots have shown great potential for facilitating biomedical
applications by minimizing invasiveness and possible physical damage. However …

Small-scale soft-bodied robot with multimodal locomotion

W Hu, GZ Lum, M Mastrangeli, M Sitti - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Untethered small-scale (from several millimetres down to a few micrometres in all
dimensions) robots that can non-invasively access confined, enclosed spaces may enable …

Microrobots for targeted delivery and therapy in digestive system

Y Wang, J Shen, S Handschuh-Wang, M Qiu, S Du… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Untethered miniature robots enable targeted delivery and therapy deep inside the
gastrointestinal tract in a minimally invasive manner. By combining actuation systems and …

Multifunctional biohybrid magnetite microrobots for imaging-guided therapy

X Yan, Q Zhou, M Vincent, Y Deng, J Yu, J Xu, T Xu… - Science robotics, 2017 - science.org
Magnetic microrobots and nanorobots can be remotely controlled to propel in complex
biological fluids with high precision by using magnetic fields. Their potential for controlled …

3D printing of functional magnetic materials: From design to applications

C Zhang, X Li, L Jiang, D Tang, H Xu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The research of functional magnetic materials has become a hot topic in the past few years
due to their fast, long‐range, and precise response in diverse environments. Functional …

Magnetic Biohybrid Microrobot Multimers Based on Chlorella Cells for Enhanced Targeted Drug Delivery

D Gong, N Celi, D Zhang, J Cai - ACS applied materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Magnetic micro-/nanorobots have been regarded as a promising platform for targeted drug
delivery, and tremendous strategies have been developed in recent years. However …

Magnetically actuated continuum medical robots: A review

Z Yang, H Yang, Y Cao, Y Cui… - Advanced intelligent …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The magnetic field has unique advantages in manipulating miniature robots working inside
the human body, such as high transparency to biological tissue and good controllability for …