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 …

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 …

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 …

Biomedical micro‐/nanomotors: from overcoming biological barriers to in vivo imaging

C Gao, Y Wang, Z Ye, Z Lin, X Ma, Q He - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐propelled micro‐and nanomotors (MNMs) have shown great potential for applications
in the biomedical field, such as active targeted delivery, detoxification, minimally invasive …

MnO2-Based Nanomotors with Active Fenton-like Mn2+ Delivery for Enhanced Chemodynamic Therapy

J Ou, H Tian, J Wu, J Gao, J Jiang, K Liu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is an emerging strategy for cancer treatment based on
Fenton chemistry, which can convert endogenous H2O2 into toxic· OH. However, the limited …

Micro/nanoparticle‐augmented sonodynamic therapy (SDT): breaking the depth shallow of photoactivation

X Qian, Y Zheng, Y Chen - Advanced materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The fast development of photoactivation for cancer treatment provides an efficient photo‐
therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment, but traditional photodynamic or photothermal …

Fabrication of micro/nanoscale motors

H Wang, M Pumera - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The use of tools can be traced back to the beginning of recorded history and represents a
significant step in the evolution of mankind. A machine is a tool that can perform intended …

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 …

Intelligent Micro‐/Nanorobots for Cancer Theragnostic

J Wang, Y Dong, P Ma, Y Wang, F Zhang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is one of the most intractable diseases owing to its high mortality rate and lack of
effective diagnostic and treatment tools. Advancements in micro‐/nanorobot (MNR)‐assisted …

Fuel‐free synthetic micro‐/nanomachines

T Xu, W Gao, LP Xu, X Zhang, S Wang - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the swimming of natural microorganisms, synthetic micro‐/nanomachines, which
convert energy into movement, are able to mimic the function of these amazing natural …