Soft actuators for real-world applications

M Li, A Pal, A Aghakhani, A Pena-Francesch… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Inspired by physically adaptive, agile, reconfigurable and multifunctional soft-bodied
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …

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 …

Nanomaterial-based blood-brain-barrier (BBB) crossing strategies

J **e, Z Shen, Y Anraku, K Kataoka, X Chen - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Increasing attention has been paid to the diseases of central nervous system (CNS). The
penetration efficiency of most CNS drugs into the brain parenchyma is rather limited due to …

Chemically and biologically engineered bacteria‐based delivery systems for emerging diagnosis and advanced therapy

Z Li, Y Wang, J Liu, P Rawding, J Bu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteria are one of the main groups of organisms, which dynamically and closely participate
in human health and disease development. With the integration of chemical biotechnology …

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 …

Intelligent micro/nanomotors: Fabrication, propulsion, and biomedical applications

J Ye, Y Fan, G Niu, B Zhou, Y Kang, X Ji - Nano Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Intelligent micro/nanomotors (MNMs) are unique devices at the micro-or nanoscale that
achieve active movement in various liquid environments by converting different forms of …

A critical review of the use of surfactant-coated nanoparticles in nanomedicine and food nanotechnology

T Miyazawa, M Itaya, GC Burdeos… - International journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Surfactants, whose existence has been recognized as early as 2800 BC, have had a long
history with the development of human civilization. With the rapid development of …

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 …

2D ultrathin MXene‐based drug‐delivery nanoplatform for synergistic photothermal ablation and chemotherapy of cancer

X Han, J Huang, H Lin, Z Wang, P Li… - Advanced healthcare …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Two‐dimensional (2D) MXenes, as a new 2D functional material nanosystem, have
been extensively explored for broad applications. However, their specific performance and …