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 …

External power-driven microrobotic swarm: from fundamental understanding to imaging-guided delivery

Q Wang, L Zhang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Untethered micro/nanorobots have been widely investigated owing to their potential in
performing various tasks in different environments. The significant progress in this emerging …

Reconfigurable magnetic microrobot swarm: Multimode transformation, locomotion, and manipulation

H Xie, M Sun, X Fan, Z Lin, W Chen, L Wang, L Dong… - Science robotics, 2019 - science.org
Swimming microrobots that are energized by external magnetic fields exhibit a variety of
intriguing collective behaviors, ranging from dynamic self-organization to coherent motion; …

Colloidal tubular microrobots for cargo transport and compression

X Wang, B Sprinkle, HK Bisoyi… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Microrobot swarms have seen increased interest in recent years due to their potentials for in
vivo delivery and imaging with cooperative propulsion modes and enhanced imaging …

Active generation and magnetic actuation of microrobotic swarms in bio-fluids

J Yu, D Jin, KF Chan, Q Wang, K Yuan… - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
In nature, various types of animals will form self-organised large-scale structures. Through
designing wireless actuation methods, microrobots can emulate natural swarm behaviours …

Ultra-extensible ribbon-like magnetic microswarm

J Yu, B Wang, X Du, Q Wang, L Zhang - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Various types of structures self-organised by animals exist in nature, such as bird flocks and
insect swarms, which stem from the local communications of vast numbers of limited …

Magnetic microswarm composed of porous nanocatalysts for targeted elimination of biofilm occlusion

Y Dong, L Wang, K Yuan, F Ji, J Gao, Z Zhang, X Du… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biofilm is difficult to thoroughly cure with conventional antibiotics due to the high mechanical
stability and antimicrobial barrier resulting from extracellular polymeric substances …

Achieving Control in Micro‐/Nanomotor Mobility

AD Fusi, Y Li, A Llopis‐Lorente, T Patiño… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Unprecedented opportunities exist for the generation of advanced nanotechnologies based
on synthetic micro/nanomotors (MNMs), such as active transport of medical agents or the …

Active colloids as models, materials, and machines

KJM Bishop, SL Biswal, B Bharti - Annual Review of Chemical …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Active colloids use energy input at the particle level to propel persistent motion and direct
dynamic assemblies. We consider three types of colloids animated by chemical reactions …

Collective behaviors of active matter learning from natural taxes across scales

F Ji, Y Wu, M Pumera, L Zhang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Taxis orientation is common in microorganisms, and it provides feasible strategies to
operate active colloids as small‐scale robots. Collective taxes involve numerous units that …