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 …

The rise of intelligent matter

C Kaspar, BJ Ravoo, WG van der Wiel, SV Wegner… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating the development of unconventional computing
paradigms inspired by the abilities and energy efficiency of the brain. The human brain …

Bioinspired claw-engaged and biolubricated swimming microrobots creating active retention in blood vessels

T Li, S Yu, B Sun, Y Li, X Wang, Y Pan, C Song… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Swimming microrobots guided in the circulation system offer considerable promise in
precision medicine but currently suffer from problems such as limited adhesion to blood …

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 …

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 …

Autonomous environment-adaptive microrobot swarm navigation enabled by deep learning-based real-time distribution planning

L Yang, J Jiang, X Gao, Q Wang, Q Dou… - Nature Machine …, 2022 - nature.com
Navigating a large swarm of micro-/nanorobots is critical for potential targeted
delivery/therapy applications owing to the limited volume/function of a single microrobot, and …

Endoscopy-assisted magnetic navigation of biohybrid soft microrobots with rapid endoluminal delivery and imaging

B Wang, KF Chan, K Yuan, Q Wang, X **a, L Yang… - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
High-precision delivery of microrobots at the whole-body scale is of considerable
importance for efforts toward targeted therapeutic intervention. However, vision-based …

Independent control strategy of multiple magnetic flexible millirobots for position control and path following

T Xu, C Huang, Z Lai, X Wu - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetically actuated small-scale robots have great potential for numerous applications in
remote, confined, or enclosed environments. Multiple small-scale robots enable cooperation …

Reconfigurable magnetic slime robot: deformation, adaptability, and multifunction

M Sun, C Tian, L Mao, X Meng, X Shen… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic miniature soft‐bodied robots allow non‐invasive access to restricted spaces and
provide ideal solutions for minimally invasive surgery, micromanipulation, and targeted drug …

Magnetic microswarm and fluoroscopy‐guided platform for biofilm eradication in biliary stents

M Sun, KF Chan, Z Zhang, L Wang, Q Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm eradication from medical implants is of fundamental importance, and the treatment of
biofilm‐associated pathogen infections on inaccessible biliary stents remains challenging …