Recent advances in engineering microparticles and their nascent utilization in biomedical delivery and diagnostic applications

A Choi, KD Seo, BC Kim, DS Kim - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Complex microparticles (MPs) bearing unique characteristics such as well-tailored sizes,
various morphologies, and multi-compartments have been attempted to be produced by …

[HTML][HTML] Requirement and development of hydrogel micromotors towards biomedical applications

X Lin, B Xu, H Zhu, J Liu, A Solovev, Y Mei - Research, 2020 - spj.science.org
With controllable size, biocompatibility, porosity, injectability, responsivity, diffusion time,
reaction, separation, permeation, and release of molecular species, hydrogel microparticles …

Metal-oxide-based microjets for the simultaneous removal of organic pollutants and heavy metals

K Villa, J Parmar, D Vilela… - ACS applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Water contamination from industrial and anthropogenic activities is nowadays a major issue
in many countries worldwide. To address this problem, efficient water treatment technologies …

High‐Throughput Design of Biocompatible Enzyme‐Based Hydrogel Microparticles with Autonomous Movement

S Keller, SP Teora, GX Hu, M Nijemeisland… - Angewandte …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Micro‐and nanomotors and their use for biomedical applications have recently received
increased attention. However, most designs use top‐down methods to construct inorganic …

Hydrogel‐Based Janus Micromotors Capped with Functional Nanoparticles for Environmental Applications

X Lin, H Zhu, Z Zhao, C You, Y Kong… - Advanced Materials …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Janus nano/micromotors have been developed into various sizes, shapes, and functions for
a blaze of applications especially in biomedical and environmental fields. Here, a fabrication …

Polymeric micro/nanomotors and their biomedical applications

Z Liang, Y Tu, F Peng - Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since their naissance in the 2000s, various micro or nanomotors with powerful functions
have been proposed. Among them, polymer‐based micro or nanomotors stand out for the …

Highly efficient thermoresponsive nanocomposite for controlled release applications

O Yassine, A Zaher, EQ Li, A Alfadhel, JE Perez… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Highly efficient magnetic release from nanocomposite microparticles is shown, which are
made of Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel with embedded iron nanowires. A simple …

Cell counting and velocity algorithms for hydrodynamic study of unsteady biological flows in micro-channels

F Torrisi, G Stella, FM Guarino, M Bucolo - Biomicrofluidics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, the combination of two algorithms, a cell counting algorithm and a velocity
algorithm based on a Digital Particle Image Velocimetry (DPIV) method, is presented to …

Ion-imprinted MnO 2/CoFe 2 O 4 Janus magnetic micromotors synthesized by a lotus pollen template for highly selective recognition and capture of Pb (ii) ions

Y Han, Y Lyu, N Xing, X Zhang, K Hu, H Luo… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Micromotors that combine the merits of micro-devices with specific functions and
autonomous motion have numerous applications in environmental remediation. However …

[HTML][HTML] Towards the next generation nanorobots

G Chen, F Zhu, ASJ Gan, B Mohan, KK Dey, K Xu… - Next …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanorobots with advanced capabilities that can accomplish various tasks have been the
focus of significant research interests. Nanorobots can self-propel in different trajectories, be …