Magnetically driven micro and nanorobots

H Zhou, CC Mayorga-Martinez, S Pané… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Manipulation and navigation of micro and nanoswimmers in different fluid environments can
be achieved by chemicals, external fields, or even motile cells. Many researchers have …

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 …

Twisting for soft intelligent autonomous robot in unstructured environments

Y Zhao, Y Chi, Y Hong, Y Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Soft robots that can harvest energy from environmental resources for autonomous
locomotion is highly desired; however, few are capable of adaptive navigation without …

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 …

Multifunctional biohybrid magnetite microrobots for imaging-guided therapy

X Yan, Q Zhou, M Vincent, Y Deng, J Yu, J Xu, T Xu… - Science robotics, 2017 - science.org
Magnetic microrobots and nanorobots can be remotely controlled to propel in complex
biological fluids with high precision by using magnetic fields. Their potential for controlled …

IRONSperm: Sperm-templated soft magnetic microrobots

V Magdanz, ISM Khalil, J Simmchen, GP Furtado… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
We develop biohybrid magnetic microrobots by electrostatic self-assembly of nonmotile
sperm cells and magnetic nanoparticles. Incorporating a biological entity into microrobots …

Acoustic microbubble propulsion, train-like assembly and cargo transport

J Janiak, Y Li, Y Ferry, AA Doinikov, D Ahmed - nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Achieving controlled mobility of microparticles in viscous fluids can become pivotal in
biologics, biotechniques, and biomedical applications. The self-assembly, trapping, and …

Magnetically actuated microrobots as a platform for stem cell transplantation

S Jeon, S Kim, S Ha, S Lee, E Kim, SY Kim, SH Park… - Science Robotics, 2019 - science.org
Magnetic microrobots were developed for three-dimensional culture and the precise delivery
of stem cells in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo. Hippocampal neural stem cells attached to the …

Assembly of micro/nanomaterials into complex, three-dimensional architectures by compressive buckling

S Xu, Z Yan, KI Jang, W Huang, H Fu, J Kim, Z Wei… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Complex three-dimensional (3D) structures in biology (eg, cytoskeletal webs, neural circuits,
and vasculature networks) form naturally to provide essential functions in even the most …