Self‐Propelled Micro‐/Nanomotors as “On‐the‐Move” Platforms: Cleaners, Sensors, and Reactors

Y Hu, W Liu, Y Sun - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Artificial micro‐/nanomotors (MNMs) are tiny apparatuses that can autonomously
navigate and perform specific tasks at micro‐/nanoscale. The continuous movement …

Nano-and micromotors designed for cancer therapy

L Sonntag, J Simmchen, V Magdanz - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Research on nano-and micromotors has evolved into a frequently cited research area with
innovative technology envisioned for one of current humanities' most deadly problems …

A hydrogel system for drug loading toward the synergistic application of reductive/heat-sensitive drugs

Y Cai, X Fu, Y Zhou, L Lei, J Wang, W Zeng… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
The preparation of hydrogels as drug carriers via radical-mediated polymerization has
significant prospects, but the strong oxidizing ability of radicals and the high temperatures …

Assembly of fillable microrobotic systems by microfluidic loading with dip sealing

R Sun, X Song, K Zhou, Y Zuo, R Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microrobots can provide spatiotemporally well‐controlled cargo delivery that can improve
therapeutic efficiency compared to conventional drug delivery strategies. Robust …

Micromotors with Spontaneous Multipattern Motion and Microvortex for Enhanced “On‐the‐Fly” Molecule Enrichment

J Lin, K Xiong, J Hu, Z Li, L Xu… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
“On‐the‐fly” molecule enrichment by micro/nanomotors obviously improves heterogeneous
catalysis, trace detection, and environmental monitoring, yet faces challenges of the trade …

Orally ingestible medical devices for gut engineering

NK Mandsberg, JF Christfort, K Kamguyan… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Orally ingestible medical devices provide significant advancement for diagnosis and
treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) tract-related conditions. From micro-to macroscale devices …

[HTML][HTML] Requirement and development of hydrogel micromotors towards biomedical applications

X Lin, B Xu, H Zhu, J Liu, A Solovev, Y Mei - Research, 2020 - spj.science.org
With controllable size, biocompatibility, porosity, injectability, responsivity, diffusion time,
reaction, separation, permeation, and release of molecular species, hydrogel microparticles …

Colon or semicolon: gut sampling microdevices for omics insights

S Nagpal, SK Srivastava - npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 2024 - nature.com
Ingestible microdevices represent a breakthrough in non-invasive sampling of the human
gastrointestinal (GI) tract. By capturing the native spatiotemporal microbiome and intricate …

Recent progress on motion control of swimming micro/nanorobots

S Yu, Y Cai, Z Wu, Q He - View, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Swimming micro/nanorobots attract considerable attention due to their considerable
promises in various fields ranging from environmental remediation to biomedicine. However …

A review of soft microrobots: Material, fabrication, and actuation

M Ye, Y Zhou, H Zhao, Z Wang… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microrobots have shown great potential in many applications, such as non‐invasive surgery,
tissue engineering, precision medicine, and environmental remediation. Within the past …