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 …

3D printing of functional microrobots

J Li, M Pumera - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
3D printing (also called “additive manufacturing” or “rapid prototyping”) is able to translate
computer-aided and designed virtual 3D models into 3D tangible constructs/objects through …

Micro-and nanomotors as active environmental microcleaners and sensors

J Parmar, D Vilela, K Villa, J Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The quest to provide clean water to the entire population has led to a tremendous boost in
the development of environmental nanotechnology. Toward this end, micro/nanomotors are …

Micromotors for environmental applications: a review

B Jurado-Sánchez, J Wang - Environmental Science: Nano, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-propelled micromotors represent a new paradigm in the environmental field, greatly
enhancing the efficiency of traditional operations due to the actively moving matter …

Active intracellular delivery of a Cas9/sgRNA complex using ultrasound‐propelled nanomotors

M Hansen‐Bruhn, BEF de Ávila… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Direct and rapid intracellular delivery of a functional Cas9/sgRNA complex using ultrasound‐
powered nanomotors is reported. The Cas9/sgRNA complex is loaded onto the nanomotor …

Micro-and nano-motors: the new generation of drug carriers

M Medina-Sánchez, H Xu, OG Schmidt - Therapeutic delivery, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Micro-and nano-motors are emerging as novel drug delivery platforms, offering advantages
such as rapid drug transport, high tissue penetration and motion controllability. They can be …

Near-infrared-II-driven pollen micromotors for inflammatory bowel disease treatment

L Cai, X Cao, C Zhao, Z Luo, Y Zhao - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a common inflammatory bowel disease with a high
incidence rate and serious consequences. Attempts in this area are focusing on developing …

Pollen‐Based Magnetic Microrobots are Mediated by Electrostatic Forces to Attract, Manipulate, and Kill Cancer Cells

CC Mayorga‐Martinez, M Fojtů… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Naturally occurring micro/nanoparticles provide an incredible array of potential sources
when preparing hybrid micro/nanorobots and their intrinsic properties can be exploited as …