Micro/nanorobotic swarms: from fundamentals to functionalities

J Law, J Yu, W Tang, Z Gong, X Wang, Y Sun - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Swarms, which stem from collective behaviors among individual elements, are commonly
seen in nature. Since two decades ago, scientists have been attempting to understand the …

Biomedical applications of untethered mobile milli/microrobots

M Sitti, H Ceylan, W Hu, J Giltinan… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Untethered robots miniaturized to the length scale of millimeter and below attract growing
attention for the prospect of transforming many aspects of health care and bioengineering …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printed silk-gelatin hydrogel scaffold with different porous structure and cell seeding strategy for cartilage regeneration

Q Li, S Xu, Q Feng, Q Dai, L Yao, Y Zhang, H Gao… - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogel scaffolds are attractive for tissue defect repair and reorganization because of their
human tissue-like characteristics. However, most hydrogels offer limited cell growth and …

Three-dimensional manipulation of single cells using surface acoustic waves

F Guo, Z Mao, Y Chen, Z Xie, JP Lata… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The ability of surface acoustic waves to trap and manipulate micrometer-scale particles and
biological cells has led to many applications involving “acoustic tweezers” in biology …

25th anniversary article: Rational design and applications of hydrogels in regenerative medicine

N Annabi, A Tamayol, JA Uquillas, M Akbari… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer‐based materials with high water content and physical
characteristics that resemble the native extracellular matrix. Because of their remarkable …

Coaxial nozzle-assisted 3D bioprinting with built-in microchannels for nutrients delivery

Q Gao, Y He, J Fu, A Liu, L Ma - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
This study offers a novel 3D bioprinting method based on hollow calcium alginate filaments
by using a coaxial nozzle, in which high strength cell-laden hydrogel 3D structures with built …

Fuel‐free synthetic micro‐/nanomachines

T Xu, W Gao, LP Xu, X Zhang, S Wang - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the swimming of natural microorganisms, synthetic micro‐/nanomachines, which
convert energy into movement, are able to mimic the function of these amazing natural …

A survey on swarm microrobotics

L Yang, J Yu, S Yang, B Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The small size and wireless actuation of microrobots make them potential candidates for
minimally invasive medicine. To advance microrobots to future clinical application …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering cancer microenvironments for in vitro 3-D tumor models

W Asghar, R El Assal, H Shafiee, S Pitteri… - Materials today, 2015 - Elsevier
The natural microenvironment of tumors is composed of extracellular matrix (ECM), blood
vasculature, and supporting stromal cells. The physical characteristics of ECM as well as the …

Laser assisted bioprinting of engineered tissue with high cell density and microscale organization

B Guillotin, A Souquet, S Catros, M Duocastella… - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
Over this decade, cell printing strategy has emerged as one of the promising approaches to
organize cells in two and three dimensional engineered tissues. High resolution and high …