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 …

Bistable structures for advanced functional systems

Y Cao, M Derakhshani, Y Fang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bistable mechanical systems having two local minima of potential energy can rest in either
of the two stable equilibrium states in the absence of external loadings. A snap‐through …

Fabrication of micro/nanoscale motors

H Wang, M Pumera - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The use of tools can be traced back to the beginning of recorded history and represents a
significant step in the evolution of mankind. A machine is a tool that can perform intended …

Nano/micromotors in (bio) chemical science applications

M Guix, CC Mayorga-Martinez, A Merkoçi - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Nano-and micromotors are nano-and microscale devices, respectively, designed to perform
selected mechanical movements (eg, rotation, rolling, shuttling, delivery, contraction, and …

Magnetic soft robots: Design, actuation, and function

H Wang, Z Zhu, H Jin, R Wei, L Bi, W Zhang - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Driven by advances in soft material science, magnetic soft robots have recently attracted
significant attention owing to their remarkable reprogramming deformations under magnetic …

Nanopropellers and their actuation in complex viscoelastic media

D Schamel, AG Mark, JG Gibbs, C Miksch, KI Morozov… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Tissue and biological fluids are complex viscoelastic media with a nanoporous
macromolecular structure. Here, we demonstrate that helical nanopropellers can be …

Biocompatible magnetic micro‐and nanodevices: fabrication of FePt nanopropellers and cell transfection

VM Kadiri, C Bussi, AW Holle, K Son… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The application of nanoparticles for drug or gene delivery promises benefits in the form of
single‐cell‐specific therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities. Many methods of cell …

Maneuverability of magnetic nanomotors inside living cells

M Pal, N Somalwar, A Singh, R Bhat… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Spatiotemporally controlled active manipulation of external micro‐/nanoprobes inside living
cells can lead to development of innovative biomedical technologies and inspire …

Conformal cytocompatible ferrite coatings facilitate the realization of a nanovoyager in human blood

PL Venugopalan, R Sai, Y Chandorkar, B Basu… - Nano …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Controlled motion of artificial nanomotors in biological environments, such as blood, can
lead to fascinating biomedical applications, ranging from targeted drug delivery to …

Stimuli-responsive soft untethered grippers for drug delivery and robotic surgery

A Ghosh, CK Yoon, F Ongaro, S Scheggi… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Untethered microtools that can be precisely navigated into deep in vivo locations are
important for clinical procedures pertinent to minimally invasive surgery and targeted drug …