Magnetically driven micro and nanorobots

H Zhou, CC Mayorga-Martinez, S Pané… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Manipulation and navigation of micro and nanoswimmers in different fluid environments can
be achieved by chemicals, external fields, or even motile cells. Many researchers have …

Controlled propulsion of micro/nanomotors: operational mechanisms, motion manipulation and potential biomedical applications

T Liu, L **e, CAH Price, J Liu, Q He… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by natural mobile microorganisms, researchers have developed micro/nanomotors
(MNMs) that can autonomously move by transducing different kinds of energies into kinetic …

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 …

Artificial muscles: Mechanisms, applications, and challenges

SM Mirvakili, IW Hunter - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The area of artificial muscle is a highly interdisciplinary field of research that has evolved
rapidly in the last 30 years. Recent advances in nanomaterial fabrication and …

Enzyme-powered Janus platelet cell robots for active and targeted drug delivery

S Tang, F Zhang, H Gong, F Wei, J Zhuang… - Science Robotics, 2020 - science.org
Transforming natural cells into functional biocompatible robots capable of active movement
is expected to enhance the functions of the cells and revolutionize the development of …

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 …

Medical Imaging of Microrobots: Toward In Vivo Applications

A Aziz, S Pane, V Iacovacci, N Koukourakis… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Medical microrobots (MRs) have been demonstrated for a variety of non-invasive biomedical
applications, such as tissue engineering, drug delivery, and assisted fertilization, among …

IRONSperm: Sperm-templated soft magnetic microrobots

V Magdanz, ISM Khalil, J Simmchen, GP Furtado… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
We develop biohybrid magnetic microrobots by electrostatic self-assembly of nonmotile
sperm cells and magnetic nanoparticles. Incorporating a biological entity into microrobots …

New dimension in magnetism and superconductivity: 3D and curvilinear nanoarchitectures

D Makarov, OM Volkov, A Kákay… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Traditionally, the primary field, where curvature has been at the heart of research, is the
theory of general relativity. In recent studies, however, the impact of curvilinear geometry …

Micro‐/nanorobots at work in active drug delivery

M Luo, Y Feng, T Wang, J Guan - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
After the tremendous advances over the past two decades, micro‐/nanorobots can
effectively convert other forms of energy into propulsion and movement, as well as be …