Advances of medical nanorobots for future cancer treatments

X Kong, P Gao, J Wang, Y Fang, KC Hwang - Journal of Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Early detection and diagnosis of many cancers is very challenging. Late stage detection of a
cancer always leads to high mortality rates. It is imperative to develop novel and more …

Medical micro/nanorobots in precision medicine

F Soto, J Wang, R Ahmed, U Demirci - Advanced science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Smart materials for microrobots

F Soto, E Karshalev, F Zhang… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …

Photoactivated nanomotors via aggregation induced emission for enhanced phototherapy

S Cao, J Shao, H Wu, S Song, MT De Martino… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) has, since its discovery, become a valuable tool in the
field of nanoscience. AIEgenic molecules, which display highly stable fluorescence in an …

MnO2-Based Nanomotors with Active Fenton-like Mn2+ Delivery for Enhanced Chemodynamic Therapy

J Ou, H Tian, J Wu, J Gao, J Jiang, K Liu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is an emerging strategy for cancer treatment based on
Fenton chemistry, which can convert endogenous H2O2 into toxic· OH. However, the limited …

Fantastic voyage of nanomotors into the cell

PL Venugopalan, B Esteban-Fernández de Ávila… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Richard Feynman's 1959 vision of controlling devices at small scales and swallowing the
surgeon has inspired the science-fiction Fantastic Voyage film and has played a crucial role …

Ultrafast directional Janus Pt–mesoporous silica nanomotors for smart drug delivery

P Díez, E Lucena-Sánchez, A Escudero… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Development of bioinspired nanomachines with an efficient propulsion and cargo-towing
has attracted much attention in the last years due to their potential biosensing, diagnostics …

Kinetics-controlled super-assembly of asymmetric porous and hollow carbon nanoparticles as light-sensitive smart nanovehicles

L **e, M Yan, T Liu, K Gong, X Luo, B Qiu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The rational design and controllable synthesis of hollow nanoparticles with both a
mesoporous shell and an asymmetric architecture are crucially desired yet still significant …

Putting hybrid nanomaterials to work for biomedical applications

D Zhang, Y Chen, M Hao, Y **a - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid nanomaterials have found use in many biomedical applications. This article provides
a comprehensive review of the principles, techniques, and recent advancements in the …

Advances in chemically powered micro/nanorobots for biological applications: a review

Y Feng, M An, Y Liu, MT Sarwar… - Advanced functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Micro/nanorobots (MNRs) are capable of autonomous motion, breaking through the
limitations of traditional passive transport of nanocarriers. Among them, chemically driven …