Untethered small-scale machines for microrobotic manipulation: From individual and multiple to collective machines

Q Wang, J Zhang, J Yu, J Lang, Z Lyu, Y Chen… - Acs Nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Untethered small-scale machines (USSMs) that can actively adjust their motion,
deformation, and collective states in response to external stimuli have gained enormous …

Biohybrid microalgae robots: design, fabrication, materials, and applications

F Zhang, Z Li, C Chen, H Luan, RH Fang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The integration of microorganisms and engineered artificial components has shown
considerable promise for creating biohybrid microrobots. The unique features of microalgae …

Enzyme catalysis biomotor engineering of neutrophils for nanodrug delivery and cell-based thrombolytic therapy

J Zheng, R Qi, C Dai, G Li, M Sang - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Utilizing neutrophils (NEs) to target and deliver nanodrugs to inflammation sites has
received considerable attention. NEs are involved in the formation and development of …

Directed Neural Stem Cells Differentiation via Signal Communication with Ni–Zn Micromotors

Y Feng, C Gao, D Xie, L Liu, B Chen, S Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Neural stem cells (NSCs), with the capability of self‐renewal, differentiation, and
environment modulation, are considered promising for stroke, brain injury therapy, and …

Magnetic‐Powered Janus Cell Robots Loaded with Oncolytic Adenovirus for Active and Targeted Virotherapy of Bladder Cancer

Z Cong, S Tang, L Xie, M Yang, Y Li, D Lu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A unique robotic medical platform is designed by utilizing cell robots as the active “Trojan
horse” of oncolytic adenovirus (OA), capable of tumor‐selective binding and killing. The OA …

3D Motion Manipulation for Micro‐and Nanomachines: Progress and Future Directions

H Huang, S Yang, Y Ying, X Chen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade, micro‐and nanomachines (MNMs) have made outstanding
achievements in the fields of targeted drug delivery, tumor therapy, microsurgery, biological …

Biomedical Micro‐/Nanomotors: Design, Imaging, and Disease Treatment

W Liu, Y Liu, H Li, H Nie, M Tian… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Untethered mobile micro‐/nanomotors (MNMs), as newly‐emerging attractive and versatile
nanotechnologies, are expected to be the next‐generation disease treatment tools, for …

A biomolecular toolbox for precision nanomotors

J Yong, AS Mellick, J Whitelock, J Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The application of nanomotors for cancer diagnosis and therapy is a new and exciting area
of research, which when combined with precision nanomedicine, promises to solve many of …

Magnetically actuated biohybrid microswimmers for precise photothermal muscle contraction

L Liu, J Wu, B Chen, J Gao, T Li, Y Ye, H Tian… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Various strategies have been designed for myotube contraction and skeletal muscle
stimulation in recent years, aiming in the field of skeletal muscle tissue engineering and …

Light‐Driven Biomimetic Nanomotors for Enhanced Photothermal Therapy

H Wang, J Gao, C Xu, Y Jiang, M Liu, H Qin, Y Ye… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanotechnology‐based strategy has recently drawn extensive attention for the therapy of
malignant tumors due to its distinct strengths in cancer diagnosis and treatment. However …