Stimuli-responsive functional micro-/nanorobots: a review

Y Zhou, M Ye, C Hu, H Qian, BJ Nelson, X Wang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Stimuli-responsive functional micro-/nanorobots (srFM/Ns) are a class of intelligent, efficient,
and promising microrobots that can react to external stimuli (such as temperature, light …

Responsive magnetic nanocomposites for intelligent shape-morphing microrobots

Y Liu, G Lin, M Medina-Sánchez, M Guix, D Makarov… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
With the development of advanced biomedical theragnosis and bioengineering tools, smart
and soft responsive microstructures and nanostructures have emerged. These structures …

A diatom-based biohybrid microrobot with a high drug-loading capacity and pH-sensitive drug release for target therapy

M Li, J Wu, D Lin, J Yang, N Jiao, Y Wang, L Liu - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Targeted delivery is a promising mean for various biomedical applications, and various
micro/nano robots have been created for drug delivery. Mesoporous silica has been shown …

Biodegradable magnetic hydrogel robot with multimodal locomotion for targeted cargo delivery

X Chen, C Tian, H Zhang, H **e - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Recent strides in the development of untethered miniature robots have shown the
advantages of diverse actuation methods, flexible maneuverability, and precise locomotion …

Responsive hydrogel microfibers for biomedical engineering

J Guo, Z Luo, F Wang, H Gu, M Li - Smart Medicine, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Responsive hydrogel microfibers can realize multiple controllable changes in shapes or
properties under the stimulation of the surrounding environment, and are called as …

A Phase Inversion‐Based Microfluidic Fabrication of Helical Microfibers towards Versatile Artificial Abdominal Skin

JD Liu, XY Du, S Chen - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microfluidic spinning technology (MST), incorporating microfluidics with chemical reactions,
has gained considerable interest for constructing anisotropic advanced microfibers …

Biohybrid magnetic microrobots: An intriguing and promising platform in biomedicine

S Zhu, Y Cheng, J Wang, G Liu, T Luo, X Li, S Yang… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Biohybrid magnetic microrobots (BMMs) have emerged as an exciting class of microrobots
and have been considered as a promising platform in biomedicine. Many microorganisms …

Recent developments in metallic degradable micromotors for biomedical and environmental remediation applications

S Dutta, S Noh, RS Gual, X Chen, S Pané, BJ Nelson… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Synthetic micromotor has gained substantial attention in biomedicine and environmental
remediation. Metal-based degradable micromotor composed of magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn) …

Propulsion mechanisms of micro/nanorobots: a review

T He, Y Yang, XB Chen - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Micro/nanomotors (MNMs) are intelligent, efficient and promising micro/nanorobots (MNR)
that can respond to external stimuli (eg, chemical energy, temperature, light, pH, ultrasound …

3D printing of multilayer magnetic miniature soft robots with programmable magnetization

Z Li, YP Lai, E Diller - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetically driven miniature soft robots exhibit fast and dexterous responses to an applied
external magnetic field. With remote manipulation, controlled navigation of robots can be …