Micro/nanorobotic swarms: from fundamentals to functionalities

J Law, J Yu, W Tang, Z Gong, X Wang, Y Sun - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Swarms, which stem from collective behaviors among individual elements, are commonly
seen in nature. Since two decades ago, scientists have been attempting to understand the …

Interlinking spatial dimensions and kinetic processes in dissipative materials to create synthetic systems with lifelike functionality

OE Shklyaev, AC Balazs - Nature Nanotechnology, 2024 - nature.com
Biological systems spontaneously convert energy input into the actions necessary to survive.
Motivated by the efficacy of these processes, researchers aim to forge materials systems that …

Smart droplets stabilized by designer surfactants: from biomimicry to active motion to materials healing

Z Yang, D Snyder, A Sathyan, A Balazs… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The science and technologies of emulsion droplets have been a long‐term focus of
extensive research endeavors for their practical utility across a breadth of industries …

Weak Ion‐Exchange Based Magnetic Swarm for Targeted Drug Delivery and Chemotherapy

K Feng, W Shen, L Chen, J Gong, T Palberg, J Qu… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Swimming microrobots that are actuated by multiple stimuli/fields display various intriguing
collective behaviors, ranging from phase separation to clustering and giant number …

Collective buoyancy-driven dynamics in swarming enzymatic nanomotors

S Chen, X Peetroons, AC Bakenecker… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Enzymatic nanomotors harvest kinetic energy through the catalysis of chemical fuels. When
a drop containing nanomotors is placed in a fuel-rich environment, they assemble into …

Multiple cilia-like swarms enable efficient microrobot deployment and execution

Z Xu, Z Wu, M Yuan, H Chen, W Ge, Q Xu - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2023 - cell.com
Magnetic microrobot swarming strategies are promising methods to overcome the complex
tasks that are almost impossible for a single microrobot, demonstrating stunning …

[HTML][HTML] Inkjet assisted electroforming and collective actuation of disk-shaped magnetic micromotors

R Bernasconi, A Nova, B Aktas, S Pané… - Applied Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microrobotic swarms, with their intrinsic ability to multiply the properties of a single device by
hundreds or thousands of times, demonstrate great potential for advanced microsurgery …

Automated microrobotic manipulation using reconfigurable magnetic microswarms

J Jiang, L Yang, B Hao, T Xu, X Wu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Untethered microrobots possess a promising perspective for micromanipulation
applications. With specifically designed morphologies and structures, microrobots are able …

Metal‐Organic Framework‐Based Micro‐/Nanomotors for Wastewater Remediation

K El‐Naggar, Y Yang, W Tian, H Zhang, H Sun… - Small …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Micro‐/nanomotors (MNMs) in water remediation have garnered significant attention over
the past two decades. More recently, metal‐organic framework‐based micro‐/nanomotors …

Janus Micromotors for Photophoretic Motion and Photon Upconversion Applications Using a Single Near-Infrared Wavelength

P Mena-Giraldo, M Kaur, SL Maurizio… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
External stimuli can trigger changes in temperature, concentration, and momentum between
micromotors and the medium, causing their propulsion and enabling them to perform …