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 …

Advanced materials for micro/nanorobotics

J Kim, P Mayorga-Burrezo, SJ Song… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Autonomous micro/nanorobots capable of performing programmed missions are at the
forefront of next-generation micromachinery. These small robotic systems are predominantly …

Magnetic microswarm and fluoroscopy‐guided platform for biofilm eradication in biliary stents

M Sun, KF Chan, Z Zhang, L Wang, Q Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm eradication from medical implants is of fundamental importance, and the treatment of
biofilm‐associated pathogen infections on inaccessible biliary stents remains challenging …

Swarming self-adhesive microgels enabled aneurysm on-demand embolization in physiological blood flow

D **, Q Wang, KF Chan, N **a, H Yang, Q Wang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The recent rise of swarming microrobotics offers great promise in the revolution of minimally
invasive embolization procedure for treating aneurysm. However, targeted embolization …

Swarming magnetic photonic‐crystal microrobots with on‐the‐fly visual pH detection and self‐regulated drug delivery

Z Yu, L Li, F Mou, S Yu, D Zhang, M Yang, Q Zhao… - InfoMat, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Swarming magnetic micro/nanorobots hold great promise for biomedical applications, but at
present suffer from inferior capabilities to perceive and respond to chemical signals in local …

Real-time ultrasound doppler tracking and autonomous navigation of a miniature helical robot for accelerating thrombolysis in dynamic blood flow

Q Wang, X Du, D **, L Zhang - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Untethered small-scale robots offer great promise for medical applications in complex
biological environments. However, challenges remain in the control and medical imaging of …

Collective behaviors of active matter learning from natural taxes across scales

F Ji, Y Wu, M Pumera, L Zhang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Taxis orientation is common in microorganisms, and it provides feasible strategies to
operate active colloids as small‐scale robots. Collective taxes involve numerous units that …

Swarming multifunctional heater–thermometer nanorobots for precise feedback hyperthermia delivery

J Liu, L Li, C Cao, Z Feng, Y Liu, H Ma, W Luo, J Guan… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Micro-/nanorobots (MNRs) are envisioned to act as “motile-targeting” platforms for
biomedical tasks due to their ability to propel and navigate in challenging, hard-to-reach …

Fully recyclable, healable, soft, and stretchable dynamic polymers for magnetic soft robots

G Zhu, Y Hou, N **a, X Wang, C Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic soft robots capable of wirelessly controlled programmable deformation and
locomotion are desirable for diverse applications. Such multi‐variable actuation ideally …

3D Motion Manipulation for Micro‐and Nanomachines: Progress and Future Directions

H Huang, S Yang, Y Ying, X Chen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade, micro‐and nanomachines (MNMs) have made outstanding
achievements in the fields of targeted drug delivery, tumor therapy, microsurgery, biological …