3D-printed microrobots from design to translation

SR Dabbagh, MR Sarabi, MT Birtek, S Seyfi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microrobots have attracted the attention of scientists owing to their unique features to
accomplish tasks in hard-to-reach sites in the human body. Microrobots can be precisely …

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 …

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 …

Ultrasound-activated ciliary bands for microrobotic systems inspired by starfish

C Dillinger, N Nama, D Ahmed - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Cilia are short, hair-like appendages ubiquitous in various biological systems, which have
evolved to manipulate and gather food in liquids at regimes where viscosity dominates …

Acoustic microfluidics

P Zhang, H Bachman, A Ozcelik… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Acoustic microfluidic devices are powerful tools that use sound waves to manipulate micro-
or nanoscale objects or fluids in analytical chemistry and biomedicine. Their simple device …

Magnetic microrobots with folate targeting for drug delivery

M Ye, Y Zhou, H Zhao, X Wang - Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2023 - spj.science.org
Untethered microrobots can be used for cargo delivery (eg, drug molecules, stem cells, and
genes) targeting designated areas. However, it is not enough to just reach the lesion site, as …

3D steerable, acoustically powered microswimmers for single-particle manipulation

L Ren, N Nama, JM McNeill, F Soto, Z Yan, W Liu… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The ability to precisely maneuver micro/nano objects in fluids in a contactless, biocompatible
manner can enable innovative technologies and may have far-reaching impact in fields such …

Mobile microrobots for bioengineering applications

H Ceylan, J Giltinan, K Kozielski, M Sitti - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Untethered micron-scale mobile robots can navigate and non-invasively perform specific
tasks inside unprecedented and hard-to-reach inner human body sites and inside enclosed …

Ultrasonically propelled micro‐and nanorobots

J Li, CC Mayorga‐Martinez, CD Ohl… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasound at sufficiently low amplitudes, specifically in the MHz frequency range, does little
harm to the biological samples (such as cells and tissues) and provides an advantageous …

Recent advances in nano‐and micromotors

M Fernández‐Medina… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nano‐and micromotors are fascinating objects that can navigate in complex fluidic
environments. Their active motion can be triggered by external power sources or they can …