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 …

Ultrasound robotics for precision therapy

ADC Fonseca, D Ahmed - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, the application of microrobots in precision therapy has gained significant
attention. The small size and maneuverability of these micromachines enable them to …

An acoustically controlled helical microrobot

Y Deng, A Paskert, Z Zhang, R Wittkowski… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
As a next-generation toolkit, microrobots can transform a wide range of fields, including
micromanufacturing, electronics, microfluidics, tissue engineering, and medicine. While still …

Imaging-guided bioresorbable acoustic hydrogel microrobots

H Han, X Ma, W Deng, J Zhang, S Tang, OS Pak… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Micro-and nanorobots excel in navigating the intricate and often inaccessible areas of the
human body, offering immense potential for applications such as disease diagnosis …

Bioinspired self-assembled colloidal collectives drifting in three dimensions underwater

M Sun, S Yang, J Jiang, S Jiang, M Sitti, L Zhang - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Active matter systems feature a series of unique behaviors, including the emergence of
collective self-assembly structures and collective migration. However, realizing collective …

Ultrasound microrobots with reinforcement learning

M Schrage, M Medany, D Ahmed - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasound is an attractive modality for controlling micro/nanorobots due to penetrating deep
into tissue, not being affected by the opaque nature of animal bodies, and generating a …

SonoPrint: Acoustically Assisted Volumetric 3D Printing for Composites

P Agrawal, S Zhuang, S Dreher, S Mitter… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in additive manufacturing in composites have transformed aerospace, medical
devices, tissue engineering, and electronics. A key aspect of enhancing properties of 3D …

Size‐Dependent Locomotion Ability of Surface Microrollers on Physiologically Relevant Microtopographical Surfaces

U Bozuyuk, E Yildiz, M Han, SO Demir, M Sitti - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Controlled microrobotic navigation inside the body possesses significant potential for
various biomedical engineering applications. Successful application requires considering …

Acoustic streaming‐induced multimodal locomotion of bubble‐based microrobots

N Mahkam, A Aghakhani, D Sheehan… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Acoustically‐driven bubbles at the micron scale can generate strong microstreaming flows in
its surrounding fluidic medium. The tunable acoustic streaming strength of oscillating …

SonoTransformers: Transformable acoustically activated wireless microscale machines

Z Zhang, Z Shi, D Ahmed - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Shape transformation, a key mechanism for organismal survival and adaptation, has gained
importance in develo** synthetic shape-shifting systems with diverse applications ranging …