Trends in micro‐/nanorobotics: materials development, actuation, localization, and system integration for biomedical applications

B Wang, K Kostarelos, BJ Nelson… - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Micro‐/nanorobots (m‐bots) have attracted significant interest due to their suitability
for applications in biomedical engineering and environmental remediation. Particularly, their …

Smart materials for microrobots

F Soto, E Karshalev, F Zhang… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Over the past 15 years, the field of microrobotics has exploded with many research groups
from around the globe contributing to numerous innovations that have led to exciting new …

Medical micro/nanorobots in precision medicine

F Soto, J Wang, R Ahmed, U Demirci - Advanced science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in medical robots promise to improve modern medicine and the quality of life.
Miniaturization of these robotic platforms has led to numerous applications that leverages …

Advances of medical nanorobots for future cancer treatments

X Kong, P Gao, J Wang, Y Fang, KC Hwang - Journal of Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Early detection and diagnosis of many cancers is very challenging. Late stage detection of a
cancer always leads to high mortality rates. It is imperative to develop novel and more …

3D printed magnetic polymer composite hydrogels for hyperthermia and magnetic field driven structural manipulation

S Ganguly, S Margel - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Magnetic hydrogels and soft composites have fueled the development of next generation
biomimetic soft robotics due to their precise control and non-cytotoxic nature. Bare magnetic …

Biodegradable materials and green processing for green electronics

W Li, Q Liu, Y Zhang, C Li, Z He, WCH Choy… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is little question that the “electronic revolution” of the 20th century has impacted
almost every aspect of human life. However, the emergence of solid‐state electronics as a …

Biodegradable and flexible arterial-pulse sensor for the wireless monitoring of blood flow

CM Boutry, L Beker, Y Kaizawa, C Vassos… - Nature biomedical …, 2019 - nature.com
The ability to monitor blood flow is critical to patient recovery and patient outcomes after
complex reconstructive surgeries. Clinically available wired implantable monitoring …

3D-printed biodegradable microswimmer for theranostic cargo delivery and release

H Ceylan, IC Yasa, O Yasa, AF Tabak, J Giltinan… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Untethered mobile microrobots have the potential to leverage minimally invasive theranostic
functions precisely and efficiently in hard-to-reach, confined, and delicate inner body sites …

Micro/nanorobots for biomedicine: Delivery, surgery, sensing, and detoxification

J Li, B Esteban-Fernández de Ávila, W Gao, L Zhang… - Science robotics, 2017 - science.org
Micro-and nanoscale robots that can effectively convert diverse energy sources into
movement and force represent a rapidly emerging and fascinating robotics research area …

Light-driven micro/nanomotors: from fundamentals to applications

L Xu, F Mou, H Gong, M Luo, J Guan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Light, as an external stimulus, is capable of driving the motion of micro/nanomotors (MNMs)
with the advantages of reversible, wireless and remote manoeuvre on demand with …