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 …

Trends in micro‐/nanorobotics: materials development, actuation, localization, and system integration for biomedical applications

B Wang, K Kostarelos, BJ Nelson… - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Micro‐/nanorobots (m‐bots) have attracted significant interest due to their suitability
for applications in biomedical engineering and environmental remediation. Particularly, their …

Small-scale soft-bodied robot with multimodal locomotion

W Hu, GZ Lum, M Mastrangeli, M Sitti - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Untethered small-scale (from several millimetres down to a few micrometres in all
dimensions) robots that can non-invasively access confined, enclosed spaces may enable …

Dual-responsive biohybrid neutrobots for active target delivery

H Zhang, Z Li, C Gao, X Fan, Y Pang, T Li, Z Wu… - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Swimming biohybrid microsized robots (eg, bacteria-or sperm-driven microrobots) with self-
propelling and navigating capabilities have become an exciting field of research, thanks to …

Multifunctional biohybrid magnetite microrobots for imaging-guided therapy

X Yan, Q Zhou, M Vincent, Y Deng, J Yu, J Xu, T Xu… - Science robotics, 2017 - science.org
Magnetic microrobots and nanorobots can be remotely controlled to propel in complex
biological fluids with high precision by using magnetic fields. Their potential for controlled …

Microrobots for minimally invasive medicine

BJ Nelson, IK Kaliakatsos… - Annual review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Microrobots have the potential to revolutionize many aspects of medicine. These untethered,
wirelessly controlled and powered devices will make existing therapeutic and diagnostic …

Scale-reconfigurable miniature ferrofluidic robots for negotiating sharply variable spaces

X Fan, Y Jiang, M Li, Y Zhang, C Tian, L Mao, H **e… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Magnetic miniature soft robots have shown great potential for facilitating biomedical
applications by minimizing invasiveness and possible physical damage. However …

[PDF][PDF] Magnetic helical micromachines: fabrication, controlled swimming, and cargo transport

S Tottori, L Zhang, F Qiu, KK Krawczyk… - Advanced …, 2012 - researchgate.net
TION wileyonlinelibrary. com© 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Adv.
Mater. 2012, 24, 811–816 was 10.0 μm. Other similar designs of microholders were also …

OctoMag: An electromagnetic system for 5-DOF wireless micromanipulation

MP Kummer, JJ Abbott, BE Kratochvil… - IEEE Transactions …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrate five-degree-of-freedom (5-DOF) wireless magnetic control of a fully
untethered microrobot (3-DOF position and 2-DOF pointing orientation). The microrobot can …

Fabrication of micro/nanoscale motors

H Wang, M Pumera - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The use of tools can be traced back to the beginning of recorded history and represents a
significant step in the evolution of mankind. A machine is a tool that can perform intended …