Anisotropic magnetic nanoparticles: A review of their properties, syntheses and potential applications

D Lisjak, A Mertelj - Progress in Materials Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are of great scientific interest because of the size effect
associated with their magnetic properties and, even more so, because of their wide-ranging …

Recent progress of micro/nanorobots for cell delivery and manipulation

W Chen, H Zhou, B Zhang, Q Cao… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Micro/nanorobots have attracted significant interest in the biomedical field due to their
micro/nano scale sizes and autonomously untethered motions. Meanwhile, stem cell‐based …

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 …

Cellular cargo delivery: Toward assisted fertilization by sperm-carrying micromotors

M Medina-Sánchez, L Schwarz, AK Meyer… - Nano …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We present artificially motorized sperm cells a novel type of hybrid micromotor, where
customized microhelices serve as motors for transporting sperm cells with motion …

A diatom-based biohybrid microrobot with a high drug-loading capacity and pH-sensitive drug release for target therapy

M Li, J Wu, D Lin, J Yang, N Jiao, Y Wang, L Liu - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Targeted delivery is a promising mean for various biomedical applications, and various
micro/nano robots have been created for drug delivery. Mesoporous silica has been shown …

Enzymatically active biomimetic micropropellers for the penetration of mucin gels

D Walker, BT Käsdorf, HH Jeong, O Lieleg… - Science …, 2015 - science.org
In the body, mucus provides an important defense mechanism by limiting the penetration of
pathogens. It is therefore also a major obstacle for the efficient delivery of particle-based …

Highly efficient freestyle magnetic nanoswimmer

T Li, J Li, KI Morozov, Z Wu, T Xu, I Rozen… - Nano …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The unique swimming strategies of natural microorganisms have inspired recent
development of magnetic micro/nanorobots powered by artificial helical or flexible flagella …

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 …

Magnetite nanostructured porous hollow helical microswimmers for targeted delivery

X Yan, Q Zhou, J Yu, T Xu, Y Deng… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteria‐inspired magnetic helical micro‐/nanoswimmers can be actuated and steered in a
fuel‐free manner using a low‐strength rotating magnetic field, generating remotely …

Magnetically actuated peanut colloid motors for cell manipulation and patterning

Z Lin, X Fan, M Sun, C Gao, Q He, H Xie - ACS nano, 2018 - ACS Publications
We report a magnetically actuated peanut-shaped hematite colloid motor that can not only
move in a rolling or wobbling mode in fluids but also perform single cell manipulation and …