Medical micro/nanorobots in precision medicine
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 …
Miniaturization of these robotic platforms has led to numerous applications that leverages …
Piezoelectric nanomaterials activated by ultrasound: the pathway from discovery to future clinical adoption
Electrical stimulation has shown great promise in biomedical applications, such as
regenerative medicine, neuromodulation, and cancer treatment. Yet, the use of electrical …
regenerative medicine, neuromodulation, and cancer treatment. Yet, the use of electrical …
An acoustically controlled helical microrobot
As a next-generation toolkit, microrobots can transform a wide range of fields, including
micromanufacturing, electronics, microfluidics, tissue engineering, and medicine. While still …
micromanufacturing, electronics, microfluidics, tissue engineering, and medicine. While still …
Smart materials for microrobots
Over the past 15 years, the field of microrobotics has exploded with many research groups
from around the globe contributing to numerous innovations that have led to exciting new …
from around the globe contributing to numerous innovations that have led to exciting new …
Medical microrobots
Scientists around the world have long aimed to produce miniature robots that can be
controlled inside the human body to aid doctors in identifying and treating diseases. Such …
controlled inside the human body to aid doctors in identifying and treating diseases. Such …
Electronically integrated, mass-manufactured, microscopic robots
Fifty years of Moore's law scaling in microelectronics have brought remarkable opportunities
for the rapidly evolving field of microscopic robotics,,,–. Electronic, magnetic and optical …
for the rapidly evolving field of microscopic robotics,,,–. Electronic, magnetic and optical …
Millimeter-scale flexible robots with programmable three-dimensional magnetization and motions
Flexible magnetic small-scale robots use patterned magnetization to achieve fast
transformation into complex three-dimensional (3D) shapes and thereby achieve locomotion …
transformation into complex three-dimensional (3D) shapes and thereby achieve locomotion …
High shear rate propulsion of acoustic microrobots in complex biological fluids
Untethered microrobots offer a great promise for localized targeted therapy in hard-to-
access spaces in our body. Despite recent advancements, most microrobot propulsion …
access spaces in our body. Despite recent advancements, most microrobot propulsion …
Medical micro/nanorobots in complex media
Medical micro/nanorobots have received tremendous attention over the past decades owing
to their potential to be navigated into hard-to-reach tissues for a number of biomedical …
to their potential to be navigated into hard-to-reach tissues for a number of biomedical …
Acoustically powered surface-slip** mobile microrobots
Untethered synthetic microrobots have significant potential to revolutionize minimally
invasive medical interventions in the future. However, their relatively slow speed and low …
invasive medical interventions in the future. However, their relatively slow speed and low …