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 …

Role of nanomaterials in the treatment of wastewater: A review

AA Yaqoob, T Parveen, K Umar, MN Mohamad Ibrahim - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water is an essential part of life and its availability is important for all living creatures. On the
other side, the world is suffering from a major problem of drinking water. There are several …

Microrobots for targeted delivery and therapy in digestive system

Y Wang, J Shen, S Handschuh-Wang, M Qiu, S Du… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Untethered miniature robots enable targeted delivery and therapy deep inside the
gastrointestinal tract in a minimally invasive manner. By combining actuation systems and …

Biomimetic micromotor enables active delivery of antigens for oral vaccination

X Wei, M Beltrán-Gastélum, E Karshalev… - Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Vaccination represents one of the most effective means of preventing infectious disease. In
order to maximize the utility of vaccines, highly potent formulations that are easy to …

Advances in chemically powered micro/nanorobots for biological applications: a review

Y Feng, M An, Y Liu, MT Sarwar… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Micro/nanorobots (MNRs) are capable of autonomous motion, breaking through the
limitations of traditional passive transport of nanocarriers. Among them, chemically driven …

Visible-Light-Driven Single-Component BiVO4 Micromotors with the Autonomous Ability for Capturing Microorganisms

K Villa, F Novotný, J Zelenka, MP Browne, T Ruml… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Light-driven micro/nanomotors represent the next generation of automotive devices that can
be easily actuated and controlled by using an external light source. As the field evolves …

Twin-engine Janus supramolecular nanomotors with counterbalanced motion

J Shao, S Cao, H Che, MT De Martino… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Supramolecular nanomotors were created with two types of propelling forces that were able
to counterbalance each other. The particles were based on bowl-shaped polymer vesicles …

A review on the role of nanomaterials in the removal of organic pollutants from wastewater

A Thirunavukkarasu, R Nithya… - Reviews in Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Water scarcity will be the prime threat to the millions of the human race across the globe in
the future. In the recent report of WHO, about 50% of people will sustain their livings in the …